Panama Flycatcher / Myiarchus panamensis
Panama Flycatcher
SCI Name:
Protonym: Myiarchus panamensis Ann.Lyc.Nat.Hist.N.Y. 7 p.284,285
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Myiarchus
Taxonomy Code: panfly1
Type Locality: Isthmus of Panama.
Author: Lawrence
Publish Year: 1861
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
MYIARCHUS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Short-crested Flycatcher M. ferox) Gr. μυια muia, μυιας muias fly; αρχος arkhos ruler, chief < αρχω arkhō to rule; "13. Gen. Myiarchus Cab. 1) Muscapa [sic] et Tyrannus Auctor. part. Tyrannula Swain. 2) 1827. Pyrocephalus Gould. 1838. 63. 1. M. ferox Cab. Muscicapa ferox Lin. Gmel. ... 64. 2. M. rufiventris Cab. Tyrannus rufiventris d'Orb. de Lafr. ... 65. 3. M. nigricans Cab. Tyrannula nigricans Swains. ... 66. 4. M. ferrugineus Cab. Todus ferrugineus Lin. Gmel. ... Tyrannus bellicosus Vieill. ... Platyrhynchus hirundinaceus Spix. ... Platyrhynchus rupestris Pr. Max. ... Hirundinea bellicosa d'Orb. de Lafr. ... Suiriri roxo oscuro Azar. ... 67. 5. M. coronatus Cab. Muscicapa coronata Lin. Gmel. ... 68. 6. M. atropurpureus Cab. Muscicapa atropurpurea Lichtenst. ... 1) μυια musca, αρχος princeps. 2) except. Muscicapa barbata Gmel. et aliae species eidem similes, quae ad genus Myiobius Gray spectant." (Cabanis 1844); "Myiarchus Cabanis, 1844, Archiv. f. Naturg., 10 (1), p. 272. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds, p. 49), Muscicapa ferox Gmelin." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 194).
Var. Myarchus.
Synon. Eribates, Hylonax, Kaupornis, Muscifur, Myionax, Onychopterus.
● (syn. Mecocerculus Ϯ White-throated Tyrannulet M. leucophrys setophagoides) "*373. Myiarchus, Bp. ex Caban. (Myiobius p. Gr.) ... 1. TYRANNULA setophagoides, Bp. Act. Ital. Ann. sext. Mediol. p. 405. sp. 30. ex S.ta Fe de Bogota. ... 2. TYRANNULA divaricata, Bp. (Pyrocephalus divaricatus, Gr.) Proc. Zool. Soc. 1837. p. 112. ex Mexico. ... An hujus generis?" (Bonaparte 1850); "Myiarchus Bonaparte, 1850 (not of Cabanis, 1844), Consp. Gen. Avium, 1, p. 188. Type, by monotypy,1 Tyrannula setophagoides Bonaparte. 1 The second species cited, Tyrannula divaraicata Bonaparte, is doubtfully referred to the new genus and hence is unavailable." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 35).
panama / panamense / panamensis
Panama (said to be the name of a fishing village meaning "plenty of fish").
SUBSPECIES
Panama Flycatcher (actiosus)
SCI Name: Myiarchus panamensis actiosus
actiosus
L. actiosus active < agere to set in motion (cf. Gr. ακτη aktē, ακτης aktēs coast).
Panama Flycatcher (panamensis)
SCI Name: Myiarchus panamensis panamensis
panama / panamense / panamensis
Panama (said to be the name of a fishing village meaning "plenty of fish").
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)