Black-tailed Antbird / Myrmoborus melanurus
Black-tailed Antbird
SCI Name:
Protonym: Hypocnemis melanura Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt2 p.186
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thamnophilidae / Myrmoborus
Taxonomy Code: bltant1
Type Locality: Cashaboya [= Cashiboya], and upper Rio Ucayali, Peru.
Author: Sclater & Salvin
Publish Year: 1866
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
DEFINITIONS
MYRMOBORUS
(Thamnophilidae; Ϯ White-browed Antbird M. leucophrys) Gr. μυρμος murmos ant; -βορος -boros -devouring < βιβρωσκω bibrōskō to eat up; "Gen. MYRMOBORUS **) Nob. — Bastard-Manikup. 28. 1. M. leucophrys Nob. Pithys leucophrys Tsch. Consp. p. 18. 97. — Faun. Per. p. 176. t. 11. 2. — Dasycephala leucophrys Gray Gen. B. I. p. 208. — Myrmonax leucophrys Cab. O. N. p. 211. — Hypocnemis leucophrys Scl. B. Bogot. p. 18. — Id. Syn. Form. II. p. 22. ... 29. 2. M. obscurus nov. sp. ... Cayenne ... **) Von μυρμος (Ameise) und βιβρωσκω (fressen). Typus der Gattung ist der vielfach umhergeworfene Pithys leucophrys, und es gehören ferner dahin: 3. M. myotherinus.— Thamnophilus myiotherinus ♂ Spix; 4. M. lugubris.—Thamnophilus myiotherinus ♀ Spix.—Lanius lugubris Jll.; 5. M. angustirostris.—Conopophaga angustirostris Cab.—Pithys erythrophrys Scl." (Cabanis & Heine 1859).
Synon. Malurio.
melanurum / melanurus
Gr. μελανουρος melanouros with a black tail < μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; -ουρος -ouros -tailed < ουρα oura tail.
● ex “Mbatuitui zancúdo” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 393 (subsp. Himantopus himantopus).
● ex “Black-tailed Parrakeet” (= ♂) of Lear 1831 (syn. Polytelis anthopeplus).
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)