Siberian Grouse
Siberian Grouse
Here the details of the Siberian Grouse named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Tetrao falcipennis J.Orn. 3 p.39
Taxonomy: Galliformes / Phasianidae / Falcipennis
Taxonomy Code: sibgro2
Type Locality: Southern shores of the Sea of Okhotsk and the Stanovoi Mountains.
Author: Hartlaub
Publish Year: 1855
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
FALCIPENNIS
(Tetraonidae; Ϯ Siberian Grouse F. falcipennis) Specific name Tetrao falcipennis Hartlaub, 1855; the Siberian Grouse was formerly known as Sickle-winged Grouse; "Tetronidæ ... 6th. I would propose, as a generic term, founded upon the peculiar formation of its primary feathers, the specific appellation Falcipennis — confined to Asia, and in complement to its discoverer Hartlaubii." (Elliot 1864); "Falcipennis Elliot, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1864, p. 23. Type, by monotypy, Falcipennis hartlaubii Elliot = Tetrao falcipennis Hartlaub." (Peters, 1934, II, p. 36).
falcipennis
L. falx, falcis sickle; -pennis -winged < penna feather.
FALCIPENNIS
(Tetraonidae; Ϯ Siberian Grouse F. falcipennis) Specific name Tetrao falcipennis Hartlaub, 1855; the Siberian Grouse was formerly known as Sickle-winged Grouse; "Tetronidæ ... 6th. I would propose, as a generic term, founded upon the peculiar formation of its primary feathers, the specific appellation Falcipennis — confined to Asia, and in complement to its discoverer Hartlaubii." (Elliot 1864); "Falcipennis Elliot, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1864, p. 23. Type, by monotypy, Falcipennis hartlaubii Elliot = Tetrao falcipennis Hartlaub." (Peters, 1934, II, p. 36).
falcipennis
L. falx, falcis sickle; -pennis -winged < penna feather.
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)