Lowland Peltops / Peltops blainvillii
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Lowland Peltops
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Protonym: Eurylaimus Blainvillii Voy.Coq. 1 livr.3 pl.19 fig.2 1829 1 livr.13 p.595
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Artamidae / Peltops
Taxonomy Code: lowpel1
Type Locality: Dorey (= Manokwari), northwestern New Guinea.
Author: Lesson & Garnot
Publish Year: 1827
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PELTOPS
(Artamidae; Ϯ Lowland Peltops P. blainvillii) Gr. πελτη peltē small shield; ωψ ōps, ωπος ōpos face; "12. Genus Eurylaimus. Eurylaimus Blainvillii Lesson et Garn. Voy. t. 19. f. 2., Bullet. univ. des sc. nat. 1827. n. 6. p. 302. Less. Man. d'Ornith. I. p. 176. Neutiquam Eurylaimi species, ab eo alis elongatis, cauda longa emarginata, rostro elongato angustiore etc. satis distincta. Constituo ex hac ave genus Peltops." (Wagler 1829); "Peltops Wagler, 1829, Isis von Oken, col. 656. Type, by original designation[?] and monotypy, Eurylaimus blainvillii Garnot." (Mayr in Peters 1986, XI, 529). The thick-billed Lowland Peltops is also known as the Clicking Shieldbill. The precise relationships of the peltopses is uncertain; they have been considered members of the Monarchidae and of the Cracticidae, but may be entitled to familial rank Peltopsidae.
Synon. Erolla, Platystomus.
blainvillii
Prof. Henri-Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777-1850) French zoologist, comparative anatomist (Peltops).
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)
