Olivaceous Piha / Snowornis cryptolophus
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Olivaceous Piha
SCI Name:
Protonym: Lathria cryptolopha Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt3 p.522
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Cotingidae / Snowornis
Taxonomy Code: olipih2
Type Locality: Mongi'' [= Monji] , Ecuador.
Author: Sclater & Salvin
Publish Year: 1877
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
SNOWORNIS
(Cotingidae; Ϯ Grey-tailed Piha S. subalaris) Dr David William Snow (1924-2009) English ornithologist, ecologist; Gr. ορνις ornis, ορνιθος ornithos bird; "Snowornis gen. nov. Type species. Lipaugus subalaris Sclater. 1861. ... Etymology. The genus Snowornis is named in honour of Dr David W. Snow for his many contributions to our understanding of the ecology, behaviour, and systematics of the cotingas and manakins, and for his original insights into the role of frugivory in the evolution of polygyny and lek behaviour" (Prum 2001).
cryptolopha / cryptolophus
Gr. κρυπτος kruptos hidden; λοφος lophos crest.
SUBSPECIES
Olivaceous Piha (mindoensis)
SCI Name: Snowornis cryptolophus mindoensis
mindoensis
Mindo, Pichincha, western Ecuador.
Olivaceous Piha (cryptolophus)
SCI Name: Snowornis cryptolophus cryptolophus
cryptolopha / cryptolophus
Gr. κρυπτος kruptos hidden; λοφος lophos crest.
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)
