Canada Warbler / Cardellina canadensis
Canada Warbler
SCI Name:
Protonym: Muscicapa canadensis Syst.Nat.ed.12 ed.12 p.327
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Parulidae / Cardellina
Taxonomy Code: canwar
Type Locality: Canada.
Author: Linnaeus
Publish Year: 1766
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
CARDELLINA
(Parulidae; Ϯ Red-faced Warbler C. rubrifrons) Dim. < Italian dialect name Cardella for a Goldfinch < L. cardella or cardellus Goldfinch (in allusion to the red face) (see Carduelis); "*665. Cardellina, Dubus. Rostrum breve, subulatum, robustum, basi valde plumatum, vibrissis rigidis: pedes graciles, digitis brevibus: alae longae, subrotundatae; remige prima quintam subaequante; secunda tertia et quarta omnium longissimis: cauda longula, emarginata. Ad Tanagrinas quam maxime accedit et potius pertinet! Mexico. 2. *1. Cardellina amicta, Dubus. (Parus erythropis, Licht.) Esq. Orn. 1850. t.25. Mus. Bruxell. et Berol. ex Mexico. ... 2. SETOPHAGA rubra, Sw. 1827. (miniata, Lafr. - Sylvia argyrotis, Illig.) Mag. Zool. 1836. Ois. t. 54. ex Mexic." (Bonaparte 1850); "Cardellina Bonaparte (ex Du Bus MS), 1851?, Consp. Avium, 1 (1850), p. 312. Type, by subsequent designation (Baird, 1865, Rev. Amer. Birds, 1, p. 263), Cardellina amicta Du Bus = Muscicapa rubrifrons Giraud." (Lowery & Monroe in Peters, 1968, XIV, p. 51).
Synon. Ergaticus.
canadensis
Canada (taxa from Hudson Bay or Hudson’s Bay were also given this toponym) < Iroquoian kanata settlement.
● "76. ARDEA. ... canadensis. 3. A. sincipite nudo papilloso, corpore cinereo, alis extus testaceis. Grus fusca canadensis. Edw. av. 133. t. 133. Habitat in America septentrionali." (Linnaeus 1758) (Antigone).
● "41. FALCO. ... canadensis. 4. [F.] cera flava pedibusque lanatis, corpore fusco, cauda alba apice fusco. Aquila cauda alba. Edw. av. I. t. 1. Habitat in Canada. Pectus punctis trigonis adspersum." (Linnaeus 1758). This is the tenth name and first toponym in avian nomenclature (subsp. Aquila chrysaetos).
● "61 ANAS. ... canadensis. 9. A. fusca, capite colloque nigro, gula alba. Anser canadensis. Will. ornith. 276. t. 70. f. 1. & t. 71. f. 3. Raj. av. 130. t. 10. Catesb. car. I. p. 92. t. 92. Edw. av. 151. t. 151. Habitat in Canada." (Linnaeus 1758) (Branta).
● "91. TETRAO. ... canadensis. 3. T. pedibus hirsutis, rectricibus nigris apice fulvis, lituris duabus albis ad oculos. Urogallus maculatus canadensis. Edw. av. 118. t. 118. mas. & 71. t. 71. femina. Habitat in Canada." (Linnaeus 1758) (Canachites).
● "113. MUSCICAPA. ... canadensis. 13. M. cinerea, subtus lutea, loris luteis, vertice nigro maculato. Muscicapa canadensis cinerea. Briss. av. 2. p. 406. t. 39. f. 4. Habitat in Canada." (Linnaeus 1766) (Cardellina).
● Erroneous TL. Canada (= Cayana = Cayenne); "109. LOXIA. ... canadensis. 29. L. viridi-olivacea, subtus flavo-olivacea, capistro nigro. Coccothraustes canadensis. Briss. av. 3. p. 229. t. 11. f. 3. Habitat in Canada." (Linnaeus 1766) (Caryothraustes).
● ex “Quauhtotopotli alter” of Hernandez 1651, “Picus varius canadensis” of Brisson 1760, “Pic du Canada” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 345, fig. 1, “Epeiche du Canada, première espèce” of de Buffon 17770-1783, and “Canada Spotted Woodpecker” of Latham 1782, and Pennant 1785 (syn. Dendrocopos villosus).
● "104. COLUMBA. ... canadensis. 30. C. remigibus primoribus apice flavicantibus, rectricibus subcinereis: extimis albis. Columba: Turtur jamaicensis. Briss. av. 1. p. 118. n. 21. Habitat in Canada. Rostrum fuscum. Pedes rubri." (Linnaeus 1766) (syn. Ectopistes migratorius).
● "50. CORVUS. ... canadensis. 16. C. fuscus, fronte flavicante, subtus rectricumque apicibus albidus. Garrulus canadensis fuscus. Briss. av. 2. p. 54. t. 4. f. 2. Habitat in Canada. Cauda rotundata." (Linnaeus 1766) (Perisoreus).
● ex "Gros-bec de Canada" of Brisson 1760 (syn. Pinicola enucleator leucura).
● Erroneous TL. Canada (= Cayana = Cayenne); "44. LANIUS. ... canadensis. 4. L. cauda cuneiformi, capite cristato, corpore rufescente, subtus albido. Lanius canadensis. Briss. av. 2. p. 171. t. 18. f. 3. Habitat in Canada. Remiges Rectricesque nigricantes marginibus albis." (Linnaeus 1766) (Sakesphorus).
● ex "Figuier de Canada" of d'Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 58, fig. 2 (syn. Setophaga aestiva).
● "114. MOTACILLA. ... canadensis. 42. M. supra cærulea subtus alba, jugulo remigibus rectricibusque nigris. Ficedula canadensis cinerea major. Briss. av. 3. p. 527. t. 27. f. 6. Edw. av. 5. t. 252. f. 1. Habitat in America septentrionali. Remiges primores basi albæ, unde macula alarum. Rectrices 1, 2, 3 basi apiceque albæ; 4, 5 apice albæ." (Linnaeus 1766) (syn. Setophaga caerulescens).
● "114. MOTACILLA. ... canadensis. 27. M. cinerascens, subtus alba, vertice fasciaque abdominali lutea, pectore fusco maculato. Ficedula canadensis cinerea. Briss. av. 3. p. 524. t. 27. f. 1. Habitat in Canada. Fascia alarum duplex alba." (Linnaeus 1766) (syn. Setophaga coronata).
● "60. SITTA. ... canadensis. 2. S. superciliis albis. Sitta canadensis. Briss. av. 3. p. 593. t. 29. f. 4. Habitat in Canada. Affinis multum S. europææ." (Linnaeus 1766) (Sitta).
● ex “Merle de Canada” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Turdus migratorius).
● ex “Moineau du Canada” of Brisson 1760, and d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 223, fig. 2, and “Soulciet” of de Buffon 1770-1785 (?syn. Zonotrichia leucophrys).
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)