Black-headed Brushfinch / Arremon atricapillus
Black-headed Brushfinch
SCI Name:
Protonym: Buarremon atricapillus Ann.Lyc.Nat.Hist.N.Y. 2 p. 396
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Passerellidae / Arremon
Taxonomy Code: sthbrf1
Type Locality: 'Bogota,'' Colombia.
Author: Lawrence
Publish Year: 1874
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
ARREMON
(Passerellidae; Ϯ Pectoral Sparrow A. taciturnus) Gr. αρρημων arrhēmōn, αρρημονος arrhēmonos silent, without speech < negative prefix α- a- ; ῥημων rhēmōn, ῥημονος rhēmonos speaker < ερω erō I will speak < λεγω legō to speak; “Oiseau silentieux ... il ne va pas en compagnie, on le trouve toujours seul dans le fond des grands bois fort éloignés des endroits habités, & on ne l'a jamais entendu ramager ni même jeter aucun cri" (de Buffon 1770-1783); "67. ARREMON, Arremon. Tanagra, Linn. Gm. Lath. Bec médiocre un peu fort, conico-convexe, à bords courbés en dedans, échancré et fléchi à la pointe.— Première remige plus courte que la septième. Esp. Oiseau silencieux, Buff." (Vieillot 1816); "Arremon Vieillot, 1816, Analyse, p. 32. Type, by monotypy, "L'Oiseau Silencieux" of Buffon = Tanagra taciturna Hermann." (Paynter in Peters, 1970, XIII, p. 182).
Var. Aremon, Arrhemon, Aneman, Arremo.
Synon. Buarremon, Lysurus.
atricapillus
L. atricapillus black-haired < ater black; capillus hair of the head.
● ex “Black-crowned Plover” of Pennant 1785 and Latham 1785 (syn. Charadrius vociferus).
● ex “Japacani” of Marcgrave 1648, and “Merle à teste noire du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Donacobius atricapilla).
● ex “Psittacus orientalis exquisitus” or “Loeri” of Seba 1734-1765, “Psittacus capite nigro, collari viridi” of Klein 1750, “Ara moluccensis varia” of Brisson 1760, and “Grande perruche à bandeau noir” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (syn. Lorius lory).
● ex “Chorlito cabeza y cuello obscuros” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 405 (syn. Nycticryphes semicollaris).
● ex “Manakin cendré de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 687, fig. 1, “Oiseau cendré de la Guyane” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Black-crowned Manakin” of Latham 1783 (syn. Pachyramphus rufus).
● ex “Caracterizado cañela y cabeza negra” (= ☼) of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 209 (syn. Platypsaris rufus).
● ex “Mésange à teste noire du Canada” of Brisson 1760 (Poecile).
● ex “Gobe-mouches à tête noire de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1782 (syn. Pycnonotus aurigaster).
SUBSPECIES
Black-headed Brushfinch (tacarcunae)
SCI Name: Arremon atricapillus tacarcunae
tacarcunae
Mt. Tacarcuna (= Cerro Tacarcuna), Darién, eastern Panama.
Black-headed Brushfinch (atricapillus)
SCI Name: Arremon atricapillus atricapillus
atricapillus
L. atricapillus black-haired < ater black; capillus hair of the head.
● ex “Black-crowned Plover” of Pennant 1785 and Latham 1785 (syn. Charadrius vociferus).
● ex “Japacani” of Marcgrave 1648, and “Merle à teste noire du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Donacobius atricapilla).
● ex “Psittacus orientalis exquisitus” or “Loeri” of Seba 1734-1765, “Psittacus capite nigro, collari viridi” of Klein 1750, “Ara moluccensis varia” of Brisson 1760, and “Grande perruche à bandeau noir” of de Buffon 1770-1783 (syn. Lorius lory).
● ex “Chorlito cabeza y cuello obscuros” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 405 (syn. Nycticryphes semicollaris).
● ex “Manakin cendré de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 687, fig. 1, “Oiseau cendré de la Guyane” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Black-crowned Manakin” of Latham 1783 (syn. Pachyramphus rufus).
● ex “Caracterizado cañela y cabeza negra” (= ☼) of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 209 (syn. Platypsaris rufus).
● ex “Mésange à teste noire du Canada” of Brisson 1760 (Poecile).
● ex “Gobe-mouches à tête noire de la Chine” of Sonnerat 1782 (syn. Pycnonotus aurigaster).
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)