Forest Bittern / Zonerodius heliosylus
WBN 
Forest Bittern
SCI Name:
Protonym: Ardea Heliosyla Voy.Coq. 1 livr.7 pl.44 1830 1 livr.16 p.722
Taxonomy: Pelecaniformes / Ardeidae / Zonerodius
Taxonomy Code: forbit1
Type Locality: New Guinea.
Author: Lesson & Garnot
Publish Year: 1828
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
ZONERODIUS
(Ardeidae; Ϯ Forest Bittern Z. heliosylus) Gr. ζωνη zōnē band; ερωδιος erōdios heron; "Breast, face, mantle, and tail heavily barred with black" (Beehler et al. 1986); "65. Zonerodius (1) heliosylus (Less.), Voy. Coq. Zool. I, pt. 2, p. 722, pl. 44 (1826-28). Hab. in Papuasia ... (1) Novum genus Zonerodius characteres Americani generis Tigrisomatis praebet, sed acrotarsis transversim clypeatis, non squamulis exagonis obsitis, et gula omnino plumosa differt; a genere Botauro unguibus breviusculis, valde arcuatis, rostro validiore, culmine fere recto diversum." (Salvadori 1882); "Zonerodius Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, 18, 1882, p. 336. Type, by monotypy, Ardea heliosylus Lesson." (Peters, 1931, I, p. 118).
heliosyla / heliosylus
Gr. ἡλιος hēlios sun; συλαω sulaō to carry off, to steal; ex “Héron Phaëthon” of Lesson 1826. Gr. myth Phaëthon, vainglorious son of Phoebus, who importuned his father to drive the chariot of the sun. However, the task proved beyond him and, being unable to control the fiery steeds, the chariot careered from its chosen path, causing universal darkness and natural catastrophes. In dire retribution the unfortunate Phaëthon was struck down by a thunderbolt! (Zonerodius).
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)
