Ornate Hawk-Eagle / Spizaetus ornatus
Ornate Hawk-Eagle
SCI Name:
Protonym: Falco ornatus TraitedOrn.[Daudin] 2 p.77
Taxonomy: Accipitriformes / Accipitridae / Spizaetus
Taxonomy Code: orheag1
Type Locality: Cayenne.
Author: Daudin
Publish Year: 1800
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
SPIZAETUS
(Accipitridae; Ϯ Ornate Hawk Eagle S. ornatus) Gr. σπιζιας spizias hawk < σπιζα spiza finch < σπιζω spizō to chirp; πιαζω piazō to seize; αετος aetos eagle; "20. SPIZAËTE, Spizaëtus. Falco, Gm. Lath. Bec grand, presque droit à la base, convexe en dessus. — Narines elliptiques. — Tarses alongés, nus, ou vêtus, un peu grêles. — Doigts courts; extérieurs unis à l'origine par une membrane. — Ongles pointus. 2 sections. Esp. Autour huppé, le Vaill. Oiseaux d'Afrique. — Aigle moucheté, Vieill. Oiseaux de l'Amérique sept. ... Spizaëtus [σπιζια, accipiter, αετος, aquila]." (Vieillot 1816); "Spizaëtus Vieillot, Analyse, 1816, p. 24. Type, by subsequent designation, Falco ornatus Daudin. (Gray, List Gen. Bds., 1840, p. 2.)" (Peters 1931, I, 248).
Var. Spizaetos, Spiziaetus.
Synon. Limnaetops, Limnaetus, Oroaetus, Phaeoaetus, Plumipeda, Pternura.
ornatum / ornatus
L. ornatus ornate, adorned, decorated, splendid, embellished < ornare to adorn.
● ex “Choucador” of Levaillant 1801, pl. 86 (Lamprotornis).
● ex “Oiseau-mouche dit Hupecol de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 640, fig. 3 (Lophornis).
● ex “Oiseau-mouche dit Hupecol de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 640, fig. 3, “Hupecol” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Tufted-necked Humming-bird” of Latham 1782 (syn. Lophornis ornatus).
● ex “Variegated Bee-eater” of Latham 1801 (Merops).
● ex “Aigle moyen de la Guiane” of Mauduyt de la Varenne 1784, and “Autour Huppé” of Levaillant 1798, pl. 26 (Spizaetus).
● "44. PSITTACUS. ... ornatus. 14. P. macrourus luteo-viridis, occipite gula pectoreque rubris, vertice auribusque cæruleis. Psittacus minor e coccineo viridis. Edw. av. 174. t. 174. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Trichoglossus).
SUBSPECIES
Ornate Hawk-Eagle (vicarius)
SCI Name: Spizaetus ornatus vicarius
vicaria / vicarius
L. vicarius substitute, deputy < vicis change (cf. Med. L. vicarius vicar).
Ornate Hawk-Eagle (ornatus)
SCI Name: Spizaetus ornatus ornatus
ornatum / ornatus
L. ornatus ornate, adorned, decorated, splendid, embellished < ornare to adorn.
● ex “Choucador” of Levaillant 1801, pl. 86 (Lamprotornis).
● ex “Oiseau-mouche dit Hupecol de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 640, fig. 3 (Lophornis).
● ex “Oiseau-mouche dit Hupecol de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 640, fig. 3, “Hupecol” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Tufted-necked Humming-bird” of Latham 1782 (syn. Lophornis ornatus).
● ex “Variegated Bee-eater” of Latham 1801 (Merops).
● ex “Aigle moyen de la Guiane” of Mauduyt de la Varenne 1784, and “Autour Huppé” of Levaillant 1798, pl. 26 (Spizaetus).
● "44. PSITTACUS. ... ornatus. 14. P. macrourus luteo-viridis, occipite gula pectoreque rubris, vertice auribusque cæruleis. Psittacus minor e coccineo viridis. Edw. av. 174. t. 174. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Trichoglossus).
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)