Amethyst Woodstar / Calliphlox amethystina
Amethyst Woodstar
SCI Name:
Protonym: Trochilus amethystinus TablePlanchesEnlum. p.41
Taxonomy: Caprimulgiformes / Trochilidae / Calliphlox
Taxonomy Code: amewoo1
Type Locality: Cayenne, ex Daubenton, pi. 672, f. 1.
Author: Boddaert
Publish Year: 1783
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
CALLIPHLOX
(Trochilidae; Ϯ Amethyst Woodstar C. amethystina) Gr. καλλιφλοξ kalliphlox beautiful blazing, auspiciously burning < καλλος kallos beauty < καλος kalos beautiful; φλοξ phlox, φλογος phlogos flame; "Calliphlox. Kennzeichen: a. eine Holle. b. Kehle bey ♂ amaranthfarben oder violetgolden, bey ♀ grau; das übrige Gefieder grün und grau weiß. c. Schnabel gerade, längere als der Kopf. d. Schwanz furcat bey ♂ bey ♀ abgerundet. e. Größe nicht über 1 Zoll 6 Linien. Arten 1. Troch. amethystinus Gm. Brasilien. 2. — colubris Linn. Nordamerica. 3. — mesoleucos Tem. col. 317. 4. — corruscus Licht. Mus. Berl. Mexico. 5. — ruficaudus Vieill.- 6. — gutturalis P. Max in litter. Brasilien. 7. — sitchensis Rathke aleutische Inseln. 8. — longirostris Vieill. 9. — purpurinus. Licht. Mus. Berlin. Mexico." (Boie 1831); "Calliphlox Boie, Isis von Oken, 1831, col. 544. Type, by subsequent designation, Trochilus amethystinus Gm. i.e. Boddaert. (G. R. Gray, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Bds., 1855, p. 23.)" (Peters, 1945, V, p. 135).
Synon. Catharma.
amethystina / amethystinus
L. amethystinus amethyst-coloured, amethystine < amethystus amethyst < Gr. αμεθυστος amethustos amethyst.
● ex “Petit oiseau-mouche à queue fourchue de Cayenne”” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 672, fig. 1, and “Améthiste” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (Calliphlox).
● ex “Petit oiseau-mouche à queue fourchue de Cayenne”” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 672, fig. 1, “Améthiste” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Amethystine Hummingbird” of Latham 1782 (syn. Calliphlox amethystina).
● ex “Sucrier Velours” of Levaillant 1810, pl. 294 (Chalcomitra).
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)