Andean Duck / Oxyura ferruginea
Andean Duck
SCI Name:
Protonym: Erismatura ferruginea Monogr.Anatidae p.170
Taxonomy: Anseriformes / Anatidae / Oxyura
Taxonomy Code: andduc1
Type Locality: Chile.
Author: Eyton
Publish Year: 1838
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
OXYURA
(Anatidae; Ϯ Ruddy Duck O. jamaicensis) Gr. οξυς oxus sharp, pointed; ουρα oura tail; "SUBGENUS III. OXYURA. Rhynchaspis, Oidemia, Steph. Macreuses, Cuv. Bill broad at tip, nail very small. Wings very short, concave. Tail long, cuneiform, of eighteen narrow pointed, rigid, canaliculate feathers. Plumage remarkably thick, compact, and beneath silvery. 336. FULIGULA RUBIDA, Nob." (Bonaparte 1828); "Oxyura Bonaparte, Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist. New York, 2, 1828, p. 390. Type, by monotypy, Anas rubidus Wilson." (Peters 1931, I, 184); "12. Oxyura jamaicensis ... Population of North America has been assigned separate subspecies rubida, though doubtfully valid." (del Hoyo & Collar 2014, 126).
Synon. Bythonessa, Cerconectes, Erismatura, Gymnura, Pervicauda, Plectrura, Undina.
oxyura
Gr. οξυς oxus sharp, pointed; -ουρος -ouros -tailed < ουρα oura tail.
● ex “Figuier à Cuti-Pennes” of Levaillant 1803, pl. 133 (unident.).
ferruginea
L. ferrugineus rusty-coloured, rusty, ferruginous < ferrugo, ferruginis iron rust < ferrum iron.
● ex “Anas rutila” of Linnaeus 1746, and “Ferruginous Duck” of Pennant, 1776, and Latham 1785 (syn. Aythya nyroca).
● ex “Gilt-throat Warbler” of Latham 1783 (?syn. Ficedula albicilla).
● ex “Ferrugineous-bellied Tody” of Latham 1781 (Hirundinea).
● ex “Little Sparrow” of Edwards, 1741, and “Ferruginous Finch” of Pennant 1785 (syn. Passerella iliaca).
● ex Tanagra capensis Sparrman, 1787 (syn. Turnagra capensis).
SUBSPECIES
Andean Duck (andina)
SCI Name: Oxyura ferruginea andina
andina / andinum / andinus / andium
Mod. L. Andinus Andean, of the Andes < Andium Andes.
Andean Duck (ferruginea)
SCI Name: Oxyura ferruginea ferruginea
ferruginea
L. ferrugineus rusty-coloured, rusty, ferruginous < ferrugo, ferruginis iron rust < ferrum iron.
● ex “Anas rutila” of Linnaeus 1746, and “Ferruginous Duck” of Pennant, 1776, and Latham 1785 (syn. Aythya nyroca).
● ex “Gilt-throat Warbler” of Latham 1783 (?syn. Ficedula albicilla).
● ex “Ferrugineous-bellied Tody” of Latham 1781 (Hirundinea).
● ex “Little Sparrow” of Edwards, 1741, and “Ferruginous Finch” of Pennant 1785 (syn. Passerella iliaca).
● ex Tanagra capensis Sparrman, 1787 (syn. Turnagra capensis).
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)