Long-tailed Reed Finch / Donacospiza albifrons
Long-tailed Reed Finch
SCI Name:
Protonym: Sylvia albifrons Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat. 11 p.276
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thraupidae / Donacospiza
Taxonomy Code: ltrfin1
Type Locality: Paraguay.
Author: Vieillot
Publish Year: 1817
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
DONACOSPIZA
(Thraupidae; Ϯ Long-tailed Reed-finch D. albifrons) Gr. δοναξ donax, δονακος donakos reed, cane; σπιζα spiza finch < σπιζω spizō to chirp; "Gen. DONACOSPIZA nov. gen. †) Schilf-Ruderfink. 710. 1. D. albifrons Nob. — Ventre roux. Azar. Apunt. No. 234. — Sylvia albifrons Vieill. Encycl. méth. pag. 479. — Ammodromus longicaudatus Gould Voy. Beagle Birds tab. 29. ... †) Von δοναξ, ακος Schilf und σπιζα nom. prop. Die Gruppe unterscheidet sich sowohl durch den feineren Schnabel, wie in der ganzen Gestalt von Anmodromus [sic], wohin der Typus bisher gestellt wurde, und nähert sich vielmehr der Gattung Poospiza von welcher sie sich sofort durch die zugespitzten Schwanzfedern unterscheidet." (Cabanis 1853); "Donacospiza Cabanis, Mus. Hein., 1, p. 136, Oct., 1851 [= 1853] —type, by orig. desig., Sylvia albifrons Vieillot." (Hellmayr, 1938, Cat. Birds Americas, Pt. XI, p. 616).
Var. Donocospiza.
albifrons
L. albus white; frons, frontis forehead, brow.
● ex “White-fronted Owl” of Latham 1787 (syn. Aegolius acadicus).
● ex “White-crowned Parrot” of Latham 1781 (Amazona).
● ex “Cola aguda vientre de canela” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 234 (Donacospiza).
● ex “White-fronted Thrush” of Latham 1783 (syn. Miro australis).
● ex “White-faced Manakin” of Edwards 1764 (Pithys).
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)