Black-faced Ibis / Theristicus melanopis
WBN 
Black-faced Ibis
SCI Name:
Protonym: Tantalus melanopis Syst.Nat. 1 pt2 p.653
Taxonomy: Pelecaniformes / Threskiornithidae / Theristicus
Taxonomy Code: bkfibi1
Type Locality: 'In insula Novi Anni.''
Author: Gmelin, JF
Publish Year: 1789
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
THERISTICUS
(Threskiornithidae; Ϯ Black-faced Ibis T. melanopis) Gr. θεριστικος theristikos of reaping < θεριστρον theristron sickle; "Genus. Theristicus Wagl., Curucou. Rostrum gracilius. Pedes breves, robusti; tarsus validus digiti intermedii longitudine, incluso huius ungue, antice scutellis hexagonis tectus, postice reticulatus; digiti validi, breviusculi, teretiusculi, ungues mediocres, validi,arcuati, ille digiti anterioris intermedii acie interna subinflata (integra); acrodactyla elevato-scutellata. ... Species: 1. Th. melanopis (Ibis melanop. Wagl. Syst. Av. sp. 17.)" (Wagler 1832); "Theristicus Wagler, Isis, 1832, col. 1231. Type, by monotypy, Tantalus melanopis Gmelin." (Peters 1931, I, 135).
Var. Theristocus.
Synon. Harpiprion, Molybdophanes.
melanopis
Gr. μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; -ωπις -ōpis -faced < ωψ ōps, ωπος ōpos face (cf. μελανωπις melanōpis black-looking).
● ex “Black-faced Thrush” of Latham 1783 (syn. Dryonastes chinensis).
● ex “Tangara à cravate noire de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 714, fig. 2 (Schistochlamys).
● ex “Black-faced Ibis” of Latham 1785 (Theristicus).
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)
