Creamy-crested Spinetail / Cranioleuca albicapilla
Creamy-crested Spinetail
SCI Name:
Protonym: Synallaxis albicapilla J.Orn. 21 p.319
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Furnariidae / Cranioleuca
Taxonomy Code: crcspi1
Type Locality: Maraynioc, Peru.
Author: Cabanis
Publish Year: 1873
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
CRANIOLEUCA
(Furnariidae; Ϯ Light-crowned Spinetail C. albiceps) Gr. κρανιον kranion skull, head < καρα kara, καρατος karatos head; λευκος leukos white; "LXXXV. Cranioleuca RCHB. Nat. Syst. d. Vög t. sppl. — Von der nahe stehenden Melanopareia verschieden durch einen stark gesteigerten Schwanz, noch kürzer als die Flügel, dessen einzelne Federn an der Spitze gerundet sind. Vierte Schwinge am längsten. Schnabel ziemlich gestreckt, Firste sanft gebogen, kiellos. Lauf ziemlich kurz, Nägel stark gekrümmt. — Das eigenthümliche Kleid des etwas größeren Vogels wird unten beschrieben. 372. C. albiceps (Synall. — D'ORBG. voy. 244. pl. 16. 2.) RCHB. t. DXXII. 3616. — Graulich olivengrün, Oberkopf gelblichweiß" (Reichenbach 1853); "Cranioleuca Reichenbach, Handb. spec. Orn., cont. x, 1853, Scansoriae A. Sittinae, p. 167. Type, by monotypy [and by virtual tautonymy], Synallaxis albiceps d'Orbigny and Lafresnaye." (Peters, 1951, VII, p. 97).
Var. Craniolenca.
Synon. Acrorchilus.
albicapilla / albicapillus
L. albus white; -capillus -capped < capillus hair of the head.
● ex “Geay de Cayenne” of Brisson 1760, and “Geai de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 373 (syn. Cyanocorax cayanus).
● ex “Capuchon Blanc” of Levaillant 1805, pl. 159 (unident.).
● ex “White-crowned Warbler” of Latham 1783 (unident.).
SUBSPECIES
Creamy-crested Spinetail (albicapilla)
SCI Name: Cranioleuca albicapilla albicapilla
albicapilla / albicapillus
L. albus white; -capillus -capped < capillus hair of the head.
● ex “Geay de Cayenne” of Brisson 1760, and “Geai de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 373 (syn. Cyanocorax cayanus).
● ex “Capuchon Blanc” of Levaillant 1805, pl. 159 (unident.).
● ex “White-crowned Warbler” of Latham 1783 (unident.).
Creamy-crested Spinetail (albigula)
SCI Name: Cranioleuca albicapilla albigula
albigula
L. albus white; gula throat.
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)