Orange-bellied Parrot / Neophema chrysogaster
Orange-bellied Parrot
SCI Name:
Protonym: Psittacus chrysogaster IndexOrn. 1 p.97
Taxonomy: Psittaciformes / Psittaculidae / Neophema
Taxonomy Code: orbpar1
Type Locality: No locality = Tasmania.
Author: Latham
Publish Year: 1790
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
DEFINITIONS
NEOPHEMA
(Psittacidae; Ϯ Turquoise Parrot N. pulchella) Gr. νεος neos new; φημη phēmē fame, legend < φημι phēmi to say (cf. genus Euphema Wagler, 1832, parakeet); "49. Neophema, Salvad. ... 49. NEOPHEMA. Nanodes, part., Vig. & Horsf. Trans. Linn. Soc. xv. p. 274 (1826). Nanodes, Sw. (nec V. & H.) Zool. Ill. 2nd ser. i. pt. 5, n. 21 (1829) . . . .Type N. pulchella. Lathamus, part., Less. Tr. d'Orn. p. 205 (1831). Euphema, part., Wagl. Mon. Psitt. p. 492 (1832). Euphemia, Schleg. Dierent. p. 75 (1864). Neophema, Salvad. MS . . . .Type N. pulchella. Range. Southern Australia and Tasmania." (Salvadori 1891).
Synon. Nanodes, Neonanodes.
chrysogaster / chrysogastra
Gr. χρυσος khrusos gold; γαστηρ gastēr, γαστρος gastros belly.
● ex “Lindo azul y oro cabeza celeste” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 99 (syn. Euphonia cyanocephala).
● ex “Orange-bellied Parrot” of Latham 1787 (Neophema).
● ex “Merle à ventre orangé du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 358, “Oranvert” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Orange-bellied Thrush” of Latham 1783 (syn. Spreo pulcher).
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)