Gray Go-away-bird
Gray Go-away-bird
Here the details of the Gray Go-away-bird named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Corythaix concolor S.Afr.Q.J.(2) -2 p.48
Taxonomy: Musophagiformes / Musophagidae / Corythaixoides
Taxonomy Code: grygab1
Type Locality: Inland from Port Natal.
Author: Smith, A
Publish Year: 1833
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
CORYTHAIXOIDES
(Musophagidae; † Grey Go-away-bird C. concolor) Genus Corythaix Illiger, 1811, turaco; Gr. -οιδης -oidēs resembling; the Grey Go-away-bird is a familiar bird of the southern Afrotropics, well-known for its loud, nasal cries, ‘g’WAY g’WAY’; "Corythaix concolor. ... Inhabits South Africa, inland of Port Natal. It was remarked that this bird differed in several points, particularly in the form of the bill, from the typical species of the genus, and that it might hereafter require to be made the type of a new division, under the name of Corythaixoides." (A. Smith 1833); "Corythaixoides A. Smith, S. Afr. Quart. Journ. 2nd ser. p. 48, 1833. Type by original designation, Corythaix concolor Smith." (W. Sclater, 1924, Syst. Av. Aethiop., I, p. 196).
Synon. Coliphimus, Gymnoschizorhis.
concolor
L. concolor, concoloris of the same colour, concolorous, similar < cum (old form com) together with; color, coloris colour.
SUBSPECIES
Gray Go-away-bird (molybdophanes)
SCI Name: Corythaixoides concolor molybdophanes
molybdophanes
Gr. μολυβδοφανης molubdophanēs lead-coloured < μολυβδος molubdos lead; -φανης -phanēs showing, appearance < φαινω phainō to show.
Gray Go-away-bird (pallidiceps)
SCI Name: Corythaixoides concolor pallidiceps
pallidiceps
L. pallidus pale < pallere to be pale; -ceps -headed < caput, capitis head.
Gray Go-away-bird (bechuanae)
SCI Name: Corythaixoides concolor bechuanae
bechuanae
Bechuanaland (= Botswana).
Gray Go-away-bird (concolor)
SCI Name: Corythaixoides concolor concolor
concolor
L. concolor, concoloris of the same colour, concolorous, similar < cum (old form com) together with; color, coloris colour.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)