Andaman Cuckooshrike / Coracina dobsoni
Andaman Cuckooshrike
SCI Name:
Protonym: Graucalus Dobsoni J.Asiat.Soc.Bengal Vol. 41, Part 2, N° 4 p. 281
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Campephagidae / Coracina
Taxonomy Code: andcus1
Type Locality: Port Blair, Andaman Islands.
Author: Ball
Publish Year: 1872
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
CORACINA
(Campephagidae; † White-bellied Cuckooshrike C. papuensis) Gr. κορακινος korakinos little raven < dim. κοραξ korax, κορακος korakos raven < κρωζω krōzō to croak; "102. CORACINE, Coracina. Corvus, Linn. Gm. Lath. Bec glabre, ou emplumé, ou cilié à la base, épais, rétréci à la pointe, déprimé, anguleux en dessus, courbé vers le bout, entier ou échancré; mandibule inférieure un peu aplatie en dessous. 4 sections. Esp. Col-nud. — Choucari. — Choucas chauve, Buff. Céphaloptère, Geoffroy, Annales du muséum." (Vieillot 1816); "Gen. CORACINA Vieill. 1816. *) Raupendohle. Graucalus Cuv. 1817. — Coronis Glog. 1827. ... *) Als Vieillot die Gattung Caracina [sic] begründete, waren von den 4 Typen derselben bereits 3 für andre Gattungen (Gymnoderus, Gymnocephalus [= Perissocephalus] und Cephalopterus Geoffr) vergeben und haben diese die Priorität. Es bleibt daher für die Gattung Coracina als Typus nur der Choucari (Corvus papuensis), welcher zugleich Typus der späteren Gattung Graucalus Cuv. ist." (Cabanis 1853); "Coracina Vieillot, 1816 (April), Analyse, p. 37. Type, by subsequent designation, "Choucari" of Buffon = Corvus papuensis Gmelin (Cabanis, 1851, Mus. Hein., Th. 1, [1850-51][= 1853], p. 62)." (Peters, 1960, IX, p. 168) (see Graucalus and Ceblepyris).
Var. Caracina, Carocina, Corvina.
Synon. Artamides, Coronis, Gazzola, Graucalus, Kinkus, Paragraucalus, Pteropodocys, Ptiladela, Volvocivora.
• (Cotingidae; syn. Cephalopterus † Ornate Umbrellabird C. ornatus) (see above).
• (Cotingidae; syn. Gymnoderus † Bare-necked Fruitcrow G. foetidus) (see above).
• (Cotingidae; syn. Perissocephalus † Capuchinbird P. tricolor) (see above).
• (Cotingidae; syn. Pyroderus † Red-ruffed Fruitcrow P. scutatus) "SUBFAM. CORACINÆ. Fruit Crows. ... South America only. CORACINA, Vieillot. (fig. 237. a, b) Front and base of the bill protected by short thick-set feathers. C. scutata. Pl. Col. 40." (Swainson 1837); "Coracina "Vieillot" Swainson, 1837, Nat. Hist. Classification Birds, II, p. 267 (not of Vieillot, 1816). Type, by monotypy, C. scutata, i.e. Coracias scutata Shaw, 1792." (JAJ 2021).
coracina / coracinus
L. coracinus raven-black < Gr. κορακινος korakinos raven-black < κοραξ korax, κορακος korakos raven < κρωζω krōzō to croak.
● ex “Grivert de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 616 (syn. Saltator maximus).
dobsoni
Surgeon-Maj. George Edward Dobson (1848-1895) British Army, zoologist, pioneer photographer (Coracina).
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)