Blue-capped Hummingbird
Blue-capped Hummingbird
Here the details of the Blue-capped Hummingbird named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Eupherusa cyanophrys Condor 66 p.82
Taxonomy: Caprimulgiformes / Trochilidae / Eupherusa
Taxonomy Code: blchum2
Type Locality:
Author: Rowley & Orr
Publish Year: 1964
IUCN Status: Endangered
DEFINITIONS
EUPHERUSA
(Trochilidae; Ϯ Stripe-tailed Hummingbird E. eximia) Gr. ευ eu fine, good; φερω pherō to bear, to carry; "EUPHERUSA EXIMIA. Stripe-tail. Trochilus eximius, DeLattre, 1853. ... I have been induced to separate this species from the Erythronotes, to which it is most nearly allied, principally on account of its large size, the white colouring of the basal portion of the outer tail-feathers, and the well-defined buff epaulets which adorn the shoulders. In an ornamental point of view this species is eminently attractive; its glittering green throat and under surface presenting a marked contrast to the remainder of the plumage." (Gould 1857); "Genus EUPHERUSA, Gould. (Eυ, bene, feliciter; et φερουσα, gestans.)" (Gould 1861); "Eupherusa Gould, Monogr. Trochil., pt. 14, Sept., 1857, pl. [12] and text [= 5, pl. 324 of volume]. Type, by monotypy, Ornismya eximia DeLattre." (Peters, 1945, V, p. 76).
Var. Euphrerusa.
Synon. Callipharus, Clotho.
cyanophrys
Gr. κυανοφρυς kuanophrus, κυανοφρυος kuanophruos dark-browed < κυανος kuanos dark-blue; οφρυς ophrus, οφρυος ophruos eyebrow, brow.
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)