Wattled Curassow
Wattled Curassow
Here the details of the Wattled Curassow named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Crax globulosa Av.Sp.Nov.Brasil. 2 p.50 pl.65,66
Taxonomy: Galliformes / Cracidae / Crax
Taxonomy Code: watcur1
Type Locality: Rio Solimoes, Brazil.
Author: von Spix
Publish Year: 1825
IUCN Status: Endangered
DEFINITIONS
CRAX
(Cracidae; Ϯ Great Curassow C. rubra) Gr. κρα kra humorous abbreviation for κρανος kranos helmet (cf. κρας kras head; ουραξ ourax unidentified gamebird, perhaps a grouse). The name was first introduced by Linnaeus 1744, based on "Cocq Indien" of Dodart 1671-1676, and "Gallus Indicus", "Quirizao" or "Curasso" of Sloane 1725: "It was brought from the Island Quirizao, Curassao or Curasso, belonging to the Dutch, to Jamaica." "Gallus indicus Sloan. Hist. nat. Jam. Crax Linn. Syst. nat. Hocco des Amazones* ... *Crax, Avis Græce sic dicta a clarissimo Linnæo, a galea seu corolla pennacea revoluta" (Barrère 1745) (Laurent Raty in litt.); "89. CRAX. Rostrum basi cera obtectum. Pennæ caput tegentes revolutæ." (Linnaeus 1758): based on "Gallus curassavicus" of Aldrovandus 1599-1603, "Mitu" of Marcgrave 1648, Willughby 1676, and Ray 1713, and "Gallus Indicus" of Sloane 1725; "Crax Linné, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, 1, 1758, p. 157. Type, by subsequent designation, Crax rubra Linné. (Ridgway, Man. No. Am. Bds., ed. 2, 1896, p. 207.)1 ... 1 Crax alector Linné, 1766, is usually given as the type of the genus, but was not one of the originally included species, hence is unavailable in this connection." (Peters, 1934, II, p. 10). Linnaeus's Crax comprised two species (C. nigra, C. rubra).
Var. Craxa, Urax.
Synon. Alector, Crossolaryngus, Mituporanga, Sphaerolaryngus.
globulosa
Mod. L. globulosus globular, globulose, globule-bearing < L. globulus little ball, globule < dim. globus ball.
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)