Crested Oropendola / Psarocolius decumanus
Crested Oropendola
SCI Name:
Protonym: Xanthornus decumanus Spic.Zool. 1 fasc.6 p.1 pl.1
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Icteridae / Psarocolius
Taxonomy Code: creoro1
Type Locality: America [reference not verified] ; type from Surinam, fide Berlepsch, 1908, Novit. Zool., 15, p. 122.
Author: Pallas
Publish Year: 1769
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PSAROCOLIUS
(Icteridae; Ϯ Crested Oropendola P. decumanus) Gr. ψαρ psar, ψαρος psaros starling; κολοιος koloios jackdaw; "GENUS PSAROCOLIUS.* ... A. Psarocolii gymnorhini. Rostro elongato-conico naribus patulis, tomiis quam mesorhinio proprioribus; mesorhinio in clypeum frontalem terminato. α. Ps. gymnorhini rostro recto. 1. Ps. viridis. ... Cassique vert de Caj. Buff. Pl. enl. n. 328 (fig. pessim.) Oriolus cristatus var. β et γ. Gmel., Lath.. - Cassicus viridis Vieill. (Descript. vitios.) ... 2. Ps. bifasciatus. ... Cassicus bifasciatus Spix Av. Bras. t. 61. (fig. opt.) ... 3. Ps. cristatus. ... Le Cassique huppé de Caj. Buff. Pl. enl. n. 344 (fig. mediocr.) Oriolus cristatus Auctor. (exclusis varietatibus α et β) L'Yapu. Az. Voy. n. 57. Cassicus cristatus Vieill. .... *) ψαρ Sturnus, κολοιος Monedula. Germanice: Staardohle. Oriolus-, Icterus-, Xanthornus-, Cassicus-, Agelaius-, Pendulinus-, Yphantes-, Passerina-, Leistes-, Tanagra-, Emberiza, Fringilla-, Turdus-, Sturnus Auctor. vet et recentior." (Wagler 1827); "Psarocolius Wagler, 1827, Syst. Avium, 1, sig. 22 [= 23, page 337]. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds, p. 68), Oriolus cristatus Gmelin = Xanthornus decumanus Pallas." (Blake in Peters 1968, XIV, 138).
Var. Psaracolius, Psaroclius.
Synon. Eucorystes, Gymnostinops, Ostinops, Zarhynchus.
decumana / decumanus
L. decimanus or decumanus large, immense < decimus or decumus large < decem ten (cf. decumanus legionnaire of the tenth cohort < decimus tenth < decem ten).
● ex “Habia de ceja blanca” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 81 (syn. Saltator coerulescens).
SUBSPECIES
Crested Oropendola (melanterus)
SCI Name: Psarocolius decumanus melanterus
melanterus
Gr. μελαντηρια melantēria black pigment, boot blacking < μελας melas, μελανος melanos black.
Crested Oropendola (insularis)
SCI Name: Psarocolius decumanus insularis
insularis
L. insularis of an island < insula, insulae island.
● Ceylon (= Sri Lanka) (syn. Accipiter badius, subsp. Chloropsis aurifrons, subsp. Dicrurus caerulescens, subsp. Prinia inornata).
● New Caledonia (syn. Accipiter fasciatus vigilax).
● Phu-Quoc I., Cochin China (=Vietnam) (subsp. Aethopyga siparaja).
● Andaman Is., Bay of Bengal (subsp. Amaurornis phoenicurus).
● Bahrain, Arabian Gulf (subsp. Ammomanes deserti)
● Erroneous TL. Madagascar (= Zanzibar) (subsp. Andropadus importunus).
● Santa Cruz I., Channel Is., California, USA (subsp. Aphelocoma californica, subsp. Eremophila alpestris).
● Rennell I., Solomon Is. (Aplonis).
● Jobi I. (= Japen = Yapen), New Guinea (Arses, subsp. Pachycephalopsis hattamensis).
● Sardinia (Bubo).
● Fernando Póo (= Bioko), Gulf of Guinea (syn. Campethera tullbergi, syn. Cinnyris chloropygius).
● Isla Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico (syn. Cathartes aura, subsp. Cyclarhis gujanensis).
● Aldabra, Indian Ocean (subsp. Centropus toulou).
● Sardinia (syn. Coccothraustes coccothraustes).
● Grand Cayman, Caribbean Sea (subsp. Columbina passerina).
● New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea (Corvus).
● Formosa/Taiwan (subsp. Dendrocopos leucotos, Myophonus, syn. Garrulus bispecularis).
● Borneo (syn. Dicrurus paradiseus).
● Nicobar Is., Bay of Bengal (syn. Ducula aenea nicobarica).
● Corsica (syn. Emberiza calandra, syn. Saxicola rubicola).
● Socotra (subsp. Emberiza tahapisi, Passer).
● Weda Is., Halmahera, Indonesia (syn. Eos squamata).
● Tres Marías Is., Nayarit, Mexico (Forpus, subsp. Myadestes occidentalis, subsp. Nyctidromus albicollis, subsp. Pachyramphus aglaiae, subsp. Setophaga pitiayumi, syn. Zenaida asiatica).
● Lord Howe I., Tasman Sea (syn. Fregetta grallaria, ‡Gerygone).
● Rottnest I., Western Australia (syn. Gavicalis virescens).
● Meco I., Quintana Roo, Mexico (subsp. Habia fuscicauda).
● Ship I., off Gulfport, Mississippi, USA (syn. Hirundo rustica erythrogaster).
● Tobago (Hylophilus, subsp. Platyrinchus mystaceus, subsp. Psarocolius decumanus).
● Isla Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico (Junco).
● Isla Margarita, Venezuela (syn. Leptotila verreauxi, subsp. Quiscalus lugubris).
● New Providence, Bahamas (sym. Leuconotopicus villosus maynardi).
● King I., Bass Strait, Australia (syn. Melithreptus brevirostris).
● Kangean Is., Java Sea, Indonesia (subsp. Oriolus chinensis).
● Fergusson I., D'Entrecasteaux Is., Papua New Guinea (Otidiphaps).
● Mahé I., Seychelles (Otus).
● Kodiak I., Alaska, USA (subsp. Passerella unalaschcensis).
● Honshu, Japan (subsp. Periparus ater).
● Stewart I., New Zealand (syn. Poodytes punctatus).
● Henderson I., Pitcairn Group, Pacific Ocean (Ptilinopus).
● Naochow I., Kwangtung, China (syn. Pycnonotus aurigaster resurrectus).
● Banggai I., North Borneo (syn. Pycnonotus plumosus hachisukae).
● Madagascar (Sarothrura, subsp. Thalassornis leuconotus).
● Forsyth I., Bass Strait, Australia (syn. Sericornis frontalis).
● Grand Bahama I., Bahamas (Sitta).
● Trinidad (syn. Sporophila intermedia).
● Nias I., Sumatra (subsp. Terpsiphone affinis).
● Terangan I., Aru Is., Indonesia (syn. Todiramphus macleayii).
● Isla Socorro, Colima, Mexico (syn. Troglodytes sissonii).
● Erroneous TL. São Vicente, Cape Verde Is. (= St. Vincent, West Indies) (subsp. Tyto glaucops).
● Vancouver I., British Columbia, Canada (syn. Vireo huttoni).
● Stephens I., Cook Strait, New Zealand (‡syn. Xenicus lyalli).
● Curaçao, Dutch Antilles (subsp. Zonotrichia capensis).
● Tanegashima, south of Kyushu, Japan (subsp. Zosterops japonicus).
Crested Oropendola (decumanus)
SCI Name: Psarocolius decumanus decumanus
decumana / decumanus
L. decimanus or decumanus large, immense < decimus or decumus large < decem ten (cf. decumanus legionnaire of the tenth cohort < decimus tenth < decem ten).
● ex “Habia de ceja blanca” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 81 (syn. Saltator coerulescens).
Crested Oropendola (maculosus)
SCI Name: Psarocolius decumanus maculosus
maculosa / maculosus
L. maculosus spotted < maculare to make spotted < macula spot.
● ex “Patch-necked Humming-bird” of Latham 1787 (syn. Chrysolampis mosquitus).
● ex “Pic de l’Encénade” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 748, fig. 1 (syn. Dendrocopos mixtus).
● ex “Yellow-rumped Fly-catcher” of Edwards 1758, “Ficedula pensilvanica naevia” of Brisson 1760, “Figuier à tête cendrée” of de Buffon 7170-1783, and “Yellow-rumped Warbler” of Latham 1783 and Pennant 1785 (syn. Dendroica magnolia).
● ex “Hirondelle tachetée de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 546, fig. 1 (unident: ?Iridoprocne albiventer).
● ex “Ynambúi” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 327 (Nothura).
● ex “Paloma cobijas manchadas” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 318 (Patagioenas).
● ex “Fauvette tachetée du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 752, fig. 2 (Prinia).
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)