Dusky Tit / Melaniparus funereus
Dusky Tit
SCI Name:
Protonym: Melanoparus funereus J.Orn. 3 p.104
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Paridae / Melaniparus
Taxonomy Code: dustit2
Type Locality: Gabon.
Author: Verreaux, J & Verreaux, E
Publish Year: 1855
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
MELANIPARUS
(Paridae; Ϯ Southern Black Tit M. niger) Gr. μελας melas, μελανος melanos black; genus Parus Linnaeus, 1758, tit; "489. Melaniparus, Bp. (Parus, p. Gr.) 3. P. niger, Vieill. (luctuosus, Licht.) Lev. Afr. t. 137. 1. ex Africa mer." (Bonaparte 1850).
Var. Melanoparus.
Synon. Aegithospiza, Pentheres.
funerea / funereus / funeria
L. funereus funereal, ill-omened < funus, funeris funeral (e.g. black or dark coloured, as if in mourning).
● "42. STRIX. ... funerea. 7. S. capite lævi, corpore fusco, iridibus flavis. Fn. svec. 51. Ulula flammeata. Frisch. av. t. 98? Habitat in Europa." (Linnaeus 1758) (Aegolius).
● ex “Black Linnet” of Edwards 1764 (Vidua).
SUBSPECIES
Dusky Tit (funereus)
SCI Name: Melaniparus funereus funereus
funerea / funereus / funeria
L. funereus funereal, ill-omened < funus, funeris funeral (e.g. black or dark coloured, as if in mourning).
● "42. STRIX. ... funerea. 7. S. capite lævi, corpore fusco, iridibus flavis. Fn. svec. 51. Ulula flammeata. Frisch. av. t. 98? Habitat in Europa." (Linnaeus 1758) (Aegolius).
● ex “Black Linnet” of Edwards 1764 (Vidua).
Dusky Tit (gabela)
SCI Name: Melaniparus funereus gabela
gabela
Gabela, Angola.
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)