Fiery Topaz / Topaza pyra
WBN 
Fiery Topaz
SCI Name:
Protonym: Trochilus (Topaza) pyra Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt14 no.164 p.85
Taxonomy: Caprimulgiformes / Trochilidae / Topaza
Taxonomy Code: fietop1
Type Locality: Rio Negro, Brazil.
Author: Gould
Publish Year: 1846
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
TOPAZA
(Trochilidae; Ϯ Crimson Topaz T. pella) L. topazus topaz, green jasper < Gr. τοπαζος topazos green gem, topaz; "TOPAZA, n. Topazes, Less. Polytmus, (Briss.) Boie. Lampornis, Sw. T. pella, (L.) n. Col., pl. 2. 3. 4. and 5." (G. Gray 1840).
pyra
Gr. πυρα pura beacon, pyre < πυρ pur, πυρος puros fire.
SUBSPECIES
Fiery Topaz (amaruni)
SCI Name: Topaza pyra amaruni
amaruni
“Amarun is a Quichua word meaning anaconda. The Canelos Quichua of Amazonian Ecuador refer to the anaconda, related snakes, and the rainbow as amarun. The amarun contains the power of and encompasses the waters, earth, forest, and sky” (Hu et al. 2000) (subsp. Topaza pyra).
Fiery Topaz (pyra)
SCI Name: Topaza pyra pyra
pyra
Gr. πυρα pura beacon, pyre < πυρ pur, πυρος puros fire.
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)
