Mitrospingus Oleagineus Bird
Mitrospingus Oleagineus Bird
English Name:
Latin Name:
Protonym: Eucometis oleaginea Ibis p.500
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Mitrospingidae / Mitrospingus
Taxonomy Code: olbtan1
Type Locality: Twekquay Mountain, Carimang River, British Guiana.
Author: Salvin
Publish Year: 1886
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
MITROSPINGUS
(Mitrospingidae; Ϯ Dusky-faced Tanager M. cassinii) Gr. μιτρα mitra cap, head-dress; σπιγγος spingos finch < σπιζω spizō to chirp; "Genus Mitrospingus. (Type, Tachyphonus cassini Lawrence.) Related to Eucometis Sclater, but bill much longer (nearly as long as head), nostrils very different, wing more rounded, tarsus relatively longer, claws stronger, occipital feathers very short (instead of the reverse), and style of coloration very different." (Ridgway 1898).
oleaginea / oleagineum / oleagineus / oleaginia
L. oleagineus olive-coloured, oleaginous, of the olive tree < olea olive tree.
SUBSPECIES
Olive-backed Tanager (obscuripectus)
Latin Name: Mitrospingus oleagineus obscuripectus
obscuripectus
L. obscurus dark, dusky; pectus, pectoris breast.
Olive-backed Tanager (oleagineus)
Latin Name: Mitrospingus oleagineus oleagineus
oleaginea / oleagineum / oleagineus / oleaginia
L. oleagineus olive-coloured, oleaginous, of the olive tree < olea olive tree.
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)