Crested Myna / Acridotheres cristatellus
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Crested Myna
SCI Name:
Protonym: Gracula cristatella Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.109
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Sturnidae / Acridotheres
Taxonomy Code: cremyn
Type Locality: China.
Author: Linnaeus
Publish Year: 1758
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
ACRIDOTHERES
(Sturnidae; Ϯ Common Myna A. tristis) Gr. ακρις akris, ακριδος akridos locust; -θηρας -thēras -hunter < θηραω thēraō to hunt < θηρ thēr, θηρος thēros beast, animal. "MARTIN, Acridotheres. Paradisea, Gracula, Turdus, Linn. Gm. Lath. Bec droit, tendu, convexe en dessus, comprimé; mandibule supérieure, entière ou échancrée, un peu déprimée et inclinée vers le bout. — Tête en partie, ou seulement les orbites glabres. 2 sections. Esp. Martin. — Merle-chauve, Buff. — Martin brame, Sonnerat. ... Acridothera [ακρις, locustella, θηραω, venor]." (Vieillot 1816); "Acridotheres Vieillot, 1816, Analyse, p. 42. Type, by subsequent designation (Gray, 1840, List Gen. Birds, p. 40), Paradisea tristis Linnaeus." (Amadon in Peters 1962, XV, 112).
Var. Acridothera, Acridotherss, Cridotheres.
Synon. Aethiopsar, Graculaea.
cristatellus
Mod. L. cristatella little crested < dim. L. cristatus crested, plumed < crista crest, plume.
● "50. GRACULA. ... cristatella. 4. G. nigra, remigibus primoribus basi rectricibusque apice albis, rostro flavo. Sturnus chinensis niger. Edw. av. 19. t. 19. Habitat in China." (Linnaeus 1758) (Acridotheres).
SUBSPECIES
Crested Myna (cristatellus)
SCI Name: Acridotheres cristatellus cristatellus
cristatellus
Mod. L. cristatella little crested < dim. L. cristatus crested, plumed < crista crest, plume.
● "50. GRACULA. ... cristatella. 4. G. nigra, remigibus primoribus basi rectricibusque apice albis, rostro flavo. Sturnus chinensis niger. Edw. av. 19. t. 19. Habitat in China." (Linnaeus 1758) (Acridotheres).
Crested Myna (brevipennis)
SCI Name: Acridotheres cristatellus brevipennis
brevipennis
Mod. L. brevipennis short-winged < L. brevis short; -pennis -winged < penna feather.
Crested Myna (formosanus)
SCI Name: Acridotheres cristatellus formosanus
formosae / formosana / formosanus
Formosa (= Taiwan).
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)
