Crimson-bellied Parakeet / Pyrrhura perlata
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Crimson-bellied Parakeet
SCI Name:
Protonym: Aratinga perlatus Av.Sp.Nov.Brasil. 1 p.35 pl.20
Taxonomy: Psittaciformes / Psittacidae / Pyrrhura
Taxonomy Code: crbpar1
Type Locality: Banks of the Amazon.
Author: von Spix
Publish Year: 1824
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
DEFINITIONS
PYRRHURA
(Psittacidae; Ϯ Maroon-bellied Parakeet P. frontalis) Gr. πυρρος purrhos red < πυρ pur, πυρος puros fire; ουρα oura tail (cf. specific name Microsittace pyrrhura Bonaparte, 1854 (= syn. Pyrrhura molinae)); "Subfam. 2. Conurinae. ... 14. Pyrrhura, Bp. 34. vittata, Shaw. (undulata, Ill. fasciata? Spix.) 35. devillii, Mass. 36. molinae, Mass. (phonicura, Licht. pyrrhura, Reich.) 37. beryllina, Souanc. 38. melanura, Spix. 39. leucotis, Kuhl. 40. calliptera, Mass. 41. versicolor, Gm. (cyanoptera, Bodd. anaca, Wagl.) ?squamata, Lath. 42. luciani, Deville. 43. cruentata, Wied. (squamosus? Kuhl, nec Auct. erythrogaster, Shaw. cyanogularis, Spix.) 44. rupicola, Tschudi. 45. chiripepe, Vieill. ex Azara. 46. chlorogenys, Wagl. (perlatus, faem. Spix.) 47. lepida, Wagl (perlatus, mas. Spix.)" (Bonaparte 1856); "Pyrrhura Bonaparte, Naumannia, 6, 1856, Consp. Psitt. in Beilage no. 1, genus 14. Type, by subsequent designation, Psittacus vittatus Shaw (not of Boddaert) = Psittacus frontalis Vieillot." (Peters 1937, III, 194). Many parrots in this group have maroon or red tails.
pyrrhura
Gr. πυρρος purrhos flame-coloured, red < πυρ pur, πυρος puros fire; -ουρος -ouros -tailed < ουρα oura tail.
perlata / perlatum / perlatus
Mod. L. perlatus perlated, pearly < Med. L. perla pearl < L. lapis perlucidulus pearl < perlucere to be transparent (cf. Med. L. perlatus very wide < L. latus wide).
● ex “Tetrao chinensis” of Osbeck 1757, “Perdix chinensis” of Brisson 1760, “Perdrix de la Chine” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Pearled Partridge” of Latham 1783 (syn. Francolinus pintadeanus).
● ex “Chevêchette Perlée” of Levaillant 1810 (Glaucidium).
● ex “Tuidara” of Marcgrave 1648 (syn. Tyto pratincola).
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)
