Cambodian Laughingthrush / Garrulax ferrarius
Cambodian Laughingthrush
SCI Name:
Protonym: Garrulax ferrarius Proc.Biol.Soc.Wash. 43 (31) p. 190
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Leiothrichidae / Garrulax
Taxonomy Code: camlau1
Type Locality: Khao Kuap [lat. 12° 25'' N., long. 102° 50'' E.] , Thailand.
Author: Riley
Publish Year: 1930
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
GARRULAX
(Leiotrichidae; † White-crested Laughingthrush G. leucolophus belangeri) Genus Garrulus Brisson, 1760, jay; L. -ax inclining towards (cf. L. garrulus babbling < garrire to babble); from their noisy behavious the laughingthrushes were formerly known as jay-thrushes; "CII.e Le genre GARRULAXE; Garrulax, Lesson. ... Observ. Ce genre est très-distinct des geais et des merles, avec lesquels on a voulu associer les espèces qui le composent, et qui vivent dans l'Inde. Ce sont: 1.º Le GARRULAXE DE BÉLANGER; Garrulax Belangeri, Less., Zool. du Voy. aux Indes orientales, pl. 4 ... Cet oiseau est nommé weraôu par les habitans du Pégu, sa patrie. 2.º Le GARRULAXE A FRONT ROUX; Garrulax rufifrons, Less., Zool. du Voy. de Bélanger, pl. 5. ... De Java. 3.º Le GARRULAXE AZUR; Garrulax azureus. Less. ... Habite le Pégu." (Lesson 1831); "Garrulax Lesson, 1831 (June), Traité d'Orn.: 647. Type, by subsequent designation, Gray, 1846, Garrulax Belangeri Lesson, but nomen nudum, type hereby designated, Garrulax rufifrons Lesson." (Ripley, 1961, Synopsis Birds India Pakistan, p. 380); "GARRULAX Lesson, 1831 M— Garrulax belangeri Lesson, 1831; type by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1855, Cat. of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds, p. 44)." (Dickinson and Christidis (eds.), H. & M. Complete Checklist, 4th ed., 2014, 2 (Passerines), p. 541).
Synon. Allocotops, Babax, Dryonastes, Garrulaxis, Ianthocincla, Kaznakowia, Leucodioptron, Melanocichla, Pterorhinus, Rhinocichla, Stactocichla.
ferrarius
L. ferrarius blacksmith, of iron < ferrum iron.
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)