Miombo Barbet / Tricholaema frontata
WBN 
Miombo Barbet
SCI Name:
Protonym: Pogonorhynchus frontatus J.Orn. 28 p.351 pl.2 fig.1
Taxonomy: Piciformes / Lybiidae / Tricholaema
Taxonomy Code: miobar1
Type Locality: Angola.
Author: Cabanis
Publish Year: 1880
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
TRICHOLAEMA
(Lybiidae; Ϯ Hairy-breasted Barbet T. hirsuta flavipunctata) Gr. θριξ thrix, τριχος trikhos hair; λαιμος laimos throat; "Gen. Tricholaema Jules et Ed. Verr. Genus Bucconinum inter Megalaemas et Laemodontas intermedium. Rostrum robustum, basi dilatatum, apice compressum; maxilla culmine incurvo, margine dente medio instructa; mandibula grandi recta; pedes modici, robusti. Alae longiusculae; remigum 1. brevissima, 2. longitudine remigum secondariarum, 3. 4 et 5 omnium longissimis. Cauda brevis, subrotundata. Plumae thoracis in setulas elongata desinentes. 4. Tricholaema flavipunctata J. et Ed. Verr. ... toutes les plumes du thorax filiformes, à baguettes très prolongées" (J. Verreaux & E. Verreaux 1855); "Tricholaema J. and E. Verreaux, Journ. f. Orn., 3, March, 1855, p. 102. Type, by monotypy, Tricholaema flavipunctata J. and E. Verreaux." (Peters 1948, VI, 51).
frontata / frontatum / frontatus
Mod. L. frontatus fronted, browed < L. frons, frontis forehead, brow.
● ex “Frontal Shrike” of Latham 1787 (Falcunculus).
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)
