Masafuera Rayadito / Aphrastura masafuerae
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Masafuera Rayadito
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Protonym: Synallaxis Masafucrae Arch.Naturgesch. 32 p.127
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Furnariidae / Aphrastura
Taxonomy Code: masray1
Type Locality: Mas Afuera Island.
Author: Philippi & Landbeck
Publish Year: 1866
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
DEFINITIONS
APHRASTURA
(Furnariidae; † Thorn-tailed Rayadito A. spinicauda) Gr. αφραστος aphrastos marvellous < intensive prefix α- a- ; φραζω phrazō to show; ουρα oura tail; "Oxyurus is, however, untenable in ornithology, by reason of Oxyurus Rafinesque for a genus of fishes. No other name being available, it may be known as Aphrastura, from αφραστος, mirabilis, and ουρα, cauda, the type being Motacilla spinicauda Gmelin." (Oberholser 1899); "Aphrastura Oberholser, 1899, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, p. 210. New name for Oxyurus Swainson, 1837, preoccupied by Oxyurus Rafinesque, 1810 (Pisces)." (JAJ 2021).
Synon. Oxyurus.
masafuerae
Más Afuera I., Juan Fernández Is.
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)
