Ashy-headed Tyrannulet / Phyllomyias cinereiceps
Ashy-headed Tyrannulet
SCI Name:
Protonym: Tyrannulus cinereiceps Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt(28)1 p.69
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Phyllomyias
Taxonomy Code: ashtyr1
Type Locality: Pallatanga, Chimborazo, Ecuador.
Author: Sclater, PL
Publish Year: 1860
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PHYLLOMYIAS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Planalto Tyrannulet P. fasciatus brevirostris) Gr. φυλλον phullon leaf; Mod. L. myias flycatcher < Gr. μυια muia, μυιας muias fly; πιαζω piazō to seize; "Gen. PHYLLOMYIAS *) nov. gen. — Laub-Fliegenstecher. 196. 1. P. brevirostris **) Nob. Platyrhynchus brevirostris Spix Av. Bras. II. p. 13. t. 15. 2. — Muscipeta asilus Wied Beitr. III. p. 894. — Muscicapa virescens "Natt." Temm. Pl. col. 275. 3. — Tyrannulus virescens Id. Tabl. méth. p. 27. — Muscicapa olivacea Orb. & Lafr. Syn. p. 54. 14. — Muscicapara boliviana Orb. Voy. p. 328. 244. — Myiobius asilus Gray Gen. B. I. p. 249. 68. — Elania virescens Id. l. l. p. 250. 6. — Elania olivacea Id. l. l. p. 251. 26. — Leptopogon olivaceus Bp. Consp. I. p. 186. — Muscicapa pusio Licht. in Mus. Berol. ... 197. 2. P. Burmeisteri ***) Nob. Elaenea brevirostris Burm. (nec Spix) Th. Bras. II. p. 479. ... *) Von φυλλον (Laub) und μυιας (= Muscicapa). Diese Gattung umfasst kleinere Formen von Elaïnea mit kurzem, breitem, weniger hohem Schnabel und meist olivengrünem Gefieder ohne dunklere Kappe." (Cabanis & Heine 1859); "Phyllomyias Cabanis and Heine, 1859, Mus. Heineanum, 2, p. 57. Type, by subsequent designation (Sclater, 1888, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 14, p. 121), "P. brevirostris" = Platyrhynchus brevirostris Spix." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 3).
Synon. Acrochordopus, Idiotriccus, Oreomyias, Oreotriccus, Tyranniscus, Xanthomyias.
cinereiceps
L. cinereus ash-coloured < cinis, cineris ashes; -ceps -headed < caput, capitis head.
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)