Capped Heron / Pilherodius pileatus
Capped Heron
SCI Name:
Protonym: Ardea pileata TablePlanchesEnlum. p.54
Taxonomy: Pelecaniformes / Ardeidae / Pilherodius
Taxonomy Code: capher1
Type Locality: Cayenne.
Author: Boddaert
Publish Year: 1783
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PILHERODIUS
(Ardeidae; Ϯ Capped Heron P. pileatus) Gr. πιλος pilos cap; ερωδιος erōdios heron; "White with black crown (not forecrown) and long white occipital plumes." (Ridgely & Gwynne 1989); "Genera et Species typicae. ... c. *Pilherodius Rchb. pileatus (Ardea — a Lath.) Ic. Av. t. 151. ic. 486—487." (Reichenbach 1853); "124. Pilherodius, Reich. (Nycticorax, part. Auct.) Rostrum elongatum, gracile: pedes elongati; tibiis valde denudatis; digitis brevibus; pollice elongato. Am. m. 1. ARDEA ALBA var. β, Gm. (pileata, Lath. - Herodias! pileata, Gr. - Nycticorax pileatus, Bp. - Pilherodius pileatus, Reich.) Pl. enl. 907. - Mus. Par. ab Augusto St. Hilaire. ex Am. m. Cayenna." (Bonaparte 1855); "PILHERODIUS Reichenbach, 1853 M - Ardea pileata Boddaert 1783; type by original designation 3 ... 3 Usually attributed to Bonaparte, 1855, but first used by Reichenbach (1853)." (Dickinson & Remsen (eds.) 2013, 190).
Var. Pilerodius.
pileata / pileatum / pileatus
L. pileatus capped < pileus felt-cap.
● ex “Petit Fouquet des Philippines” of Sonnerat 1782 (syn. Anous stolidus).
● ex “Pigeon verd à tête grise d’Antigue” of Sonnerat 1776 (syn. Chalcophaps indica).
● ex “Souï” or “Petit Tinamou de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 829 (syn. Crypturellus soui).
● ex “Gobe-mouche olive de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 574, fig. 2 (unident;?Empidonax sp., ?Myiobius sp.).
● ex “Martin- pêcheur de la Chine” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 673, “Martin-pêcheur à coïffe noir” of de Buffon 1770-1785, and “Black-capped Kingsfisher” of Latham 1782 (Halcyon).
● "54. PICUS. ... pileatus. 3. P. niger, capite cristato rubro, temporibus alisque albis maculis. Picus niger maximus, capite rubro. Catesb. car. 2. p. 17. t. 17. Kalm. itin. 2. p. 271. Ipecu. Marcgr. bras. 207. Habitat in America. Differt a P. cornicino, quod tempora alba; maculæ aliquot parvæ in alis albæ; caput magis late coccineum." (Linnaeus 1758) (Hylatomus).
● ex “Tangara à coëffe noire de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 720, fig. 2 (Nemosia).
● ex “Tangara à coëffe noire de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 720, fig. 2, “Coiffe noire” of de B uffon 1770-1783, and “Hooded Tanager” of Latham 1783 (syn. Nemosia pileata).
● ex “Black-hooded Wheat-ear” of Latham 1783 (Oenanthe).
● ex “Héron blanc huppé de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 907, and “Héron blanc” of de Buffon 1770-1786 (Pilherodius).
● ex “Perruche à tête noire de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 744, “Caïca” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Hooded Parrot” of Latham 1781 (syn. Pionopsitta caica).
● ex “Black-capped Shrike” of Latham 1787 (syn. Sakesphorus canadensis).
● ex “Pluvier du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, “Pluvier coiffé” of de Buffon 1770-1786, and “Hooded Plover” of Latham 1785 (syn. Sarciophorus tectus).
● ex “Perruche de l’isle de Luçon” of Sonnerat 1776 (syn. Tanygnathus lucionensis).
● ex “Bruant du cap de Bonne-Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 386, fig. 2, and “Bonjour-Commandeur” of de Buffon 1770-1785 (syn. Zonotrichia capensis).
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)