Johanna’s Sunbird / Cinnyris johannae
Johanna's Sunbird
SCI Name:
Protonym: Cinnyris johannae Rev.Mag.Zool.(2), 3 p.514 [=314]
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Nectariniidae / Cinnyris
Taxonomy Code: johsun2
Type Locality: Gabon.
Author: Verreaux, J & Verreaux, E
Publish Year: 1851
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
CINNYRIS
(Nectariniidae; Ϯ Splendid Sunbird C. coccinigastrus) Gr. κιννυρις kinnuris small bird mentioned by Hesychius, not further identified (cf. Gr. myth. Cinyras king of Cyprus, renowned for his wealth and opulence, who committed incest with his daughter Myrrha, who fled to Arabia and gave birth to Adonis; erroneous "Cinnyris (Gr) = shining" (Hockey et al. 2005)); "Les SOUÏ-MANGAS. (CINNYRIS. Cuv.) (2). N'ont pas non plus la queue usée; leur bec long et très-grêle a le bord de ses deux mandibules finement dentelé en scie; leur langue, susceptible de s'allonger hors du bec, se termine en fourche; ce sont de petits oiseaux dont les mâles brillent au temps des amours de couleurs métalliques et approchant de l'éclat des colibris, qu'ils représentent à cet égard dans l'ancien monde, se trouvant principalement en Afrique. Ils vivent sur les fleurs dont ils pompent le suc ... Le plus grand nombre a la queue égale. (1) ... (2) Cinnyris, nom grec d'un très-petit oiseau inconnu. Souï-manga signifie, dit-on, mange sucre dans un jargon de Madagascar. ... (1) Certh. splendida, Sh. Vieill. 82. — C. afra, Edw. 347. — C. superba, Vieill. 22. — C. lotenia, enl. 575, 2 et 3, Vieill. 34. — Ametystina, Vieill. 5, 6. — Chalybæa, enl. 246, 3, Vieill. 10, 13, 18, 24, 34, 80. — Omnicolor Seb. I, 69, 5. — Cuprea, Vieill. 23. — Purpurata, Edw. 265, Vieill. 11. — Cyanocephala, Vieill. 7. — Zeilonica, enl. 576, 4, Vieill. 29, 30. — Dubia, Vieill. 81. — Senegalensis, Vieill. 8. — Sperata, enl. 246, 1, 2, Vieill. 16,32. — Madagascariensis, Vieill. 18. — Lepida, Sparrm. 35." (Cuvier 1817); "Cinnyris Cuvier, 1817, Règne Animal, 1, p. 411. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1855, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Birds, p. 19), Certhia splendida Shaw, 1811 = Certhia coccinigaster Latham, 1801." (Rand in Peters, 1967, XII, p. 223).
Var. Cyniris, Cynnira, Cynniris, Cinanyris, Cinayris, Cynnyris.
Synon. Aethocinnyris, Angaladiana, Arachnechthra, Cheimocinnyris, Chromatophora, Chrysocinnyris, Cyrtostomus, Eremicinnyris, Eucinnyris, Haplocinnyris, Helionympha, Maricornis, Melanocinnyris, Mellisuga, Microcinnyris, Notiocinnyris, Panaeola, Shelleyia.
johannae
Med. L. Johanna Joanna, Jeanne, Jean, Jane.
● Jane Anne Eliza Sclater née Hunter Blair (1836-1915) wife of English ornithologist Philip Lutley Sclater (Alopecoenas).
● Johanna, former name for Anjouan I., Comoro Is. (syn. Ardea cinerea firasa (ex “Johanna Heron” of Latham 1785), subsp. Corythornis vintsioides).
● Henriette Jeanne Verreaux née Bodier (1826-1895) wife of French natural history dealer Édouard Verreaux (Cinnyris, syn. Columba delegorguei).
● Jane Cooke née Loddiges (1812-1843) English botanical painter, daughter of trochilidist George Loddiges (Doryfera).
● Adrienne Marie Louise Jeanne Brasil (b. 1893) daughter of French zoologist Dr Louis L. Brasil (Martin Schneider in litt.) (syn. Haliastur sphenurus).
● Jane Ashton Whitehead née Tinker (1829-1899) mother of English explorer John Whitehead (Björn Bergenholtz in litt.) (syn. Prionochilus plateni).
● Jeanne Henriette de Dalmas (1888-1978) daughter of French ornithologist Raymond Comte de Dalmas (Martin Schneider in litt.) (Tangara).
SUBSPECIES
Johanna's Sunbird (fasciatus)
SCI Name: Cinnyris johannae fasciatus
fasciatum / fasciatus
Late L. fasciatus banded < L. fascia band, stripe.
● ex “Calao Longibande” of Levaillant 1807, pl. 233 (Lophoceros).
● ex “Gobe-mouche à poitrine tachetée de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 574, fig. 3 (Myiophobus).
● ex “Ynambuí” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 327 (syn. Nothura maculosa).
● ex “Merle des Moluques” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 257 (syn. Pitta moluccensis).
● ex “Gélinotte des Indes” of Sonnerat 1782 (syn. Pterocles indicus).
Johanna's Sunbird (johannae)
SCI Name: Cinnyris johannae johannae
johannae
Med. L. Johanna Joanna, Jeanne, Jean, Jane.
● Jane Anne Eliza Sclater née Hunter Blair (1836-1915) wife of English ornithologist Philip Lutley Sclater (Alopecoenas).
● Johanna, former name for Anjouan I., Comoro Is. (syn. Ardea cinerea firasa (ex “Johanna Heron” of Latham 1785), subsp. Corythornis vintsioides).
● Henriette Jeanne Verreaux née Bodier (1826-1895) wife of French natural history dealer Édouard Verreaux (Cinnyris, syn. Columba delegorguei).
● Jane Cooke née Loddiges (1812-1843) English botanical painter, daughter of trochilidist George Loddiges (Doryfera).
● Adrienne Marie Louise Jeanne Brasil (b. 1893) daughter of French zoologist Dr Louis L. Brasil (Martin Schneider in litt.) (syn. Haliastur sphenurus).
● Jane Ashton Whitehead née Tinker (1829-1899) mother of English explorer John Whitehead (Björn Bergenholtz in litt.) (syn. Prionochilus plateni).
● Jeanne Henriette de Dalmas (1888-1978) daughter of French ornithologist Raymond Comte de Dalmas (Martin Schneider in litt.) (Tangara).
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)