Akekee / Loxops caeruleirostris
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Akekee
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Protonym: Chrysomitridops caeruleirostris Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1889) (1889), Pt4 p.445
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Fringillidae / Loxops
Taxonomy Code: akekee
Type Locality: Kauai.
Author: Wilson, SB
Publish Year: 1890
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
DEFINITIONS
LOXOPS
(Fringillidae; Ϯ Hawaii Akepa L. coccineus) Gr. λοξος loxos oblique, slanting (cf. genus Loxia Linnaeus, 1758, crossbill); ωψ ōps, ωπος ōpos countenance, face; “Subfam. Loxianae. ... 3. Loxia Lin. 4. Loxops nov. gen. Die Gattung Loxops (von λοξος, schief, seitwärts gebogen und οψ, Gesicht) ist in Färbung und Schnabelbildung eine Wiederholung der Gattung Loxia im Kleinen. Die Schnabelspitzen sind indess weniger stark gekrümmt. Typus: L. coccinea. Fringilla coccinea Gm. Lath. von den Sandwichs-Inseln.” (Cabanis 1847).
Synon. Byrseus, Chrysomitridops, Hypoloxias.
caeruleirostris
L. caeruleus dark-blue; -rostris -billed < rostrum bill.
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)
