Philippine Falconet

SCI Name:  Microhierax erythrogenys
Protonym:  Hierax erythrogonys Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt1 no.8 p.96
Taxonomy:  Falconiformes / Falconidae / Microhierax
Taxonomy Code:  phifal1
Type Locality:  near Manila.
Author:  Vigors
Publish Year:  1831
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

MICROHIERAX
(Falconidae; Ϯ Black-thighed Falconet M. fringillarius) Gr. μικρος mikros  small; ἱεραξ hierax, ἱερακος hierakos  falcon, hawk (cf. genus Ierax Vigors, 1824 (emended to Hierax Vigors, 1826, falconet)); "MICROHIERAX *.  Hierax, Vigors, Zool. Journ. i. p. 339 (1824, nec Leach, 1816). . . . . .Type. H. fringillarius.  ...  *μικρος, parvus, ἱεραξ, accipiter." (Sharpe 1874).
Synon. Ierax.

ERYTHROGENYS
(Timaliidae; † Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler E. erythrogenys) Specific name Pomatorhinus erythrogenys Vigors, 1832. "Erythrogenys "Hodgs." = Baker, 1930, Fauna Brit. India, Birds, ed. 2, 7, p. 39. Type, by original designation and tautonymy, "E[rythrogenys]. gouldii = P[omatorhinus]. erythrogenys Vigors." Not Erythrogenys Brandt, 1841, nomen emendatum for Erythrogonys Gould, 1838." (Deignan 1964 in Peters, X, p. 266); "Baker (1930) coined this name by accident, citing Hodgson, 1836 but Hodgson had in fact used Erythrogonys, which was preoccupied.  Baker's name is not preoccupied by Erythrogenys von Brandt as that was a nomen emendatum and has no standing." (Dickinson and Christidis (eds.), H. & M. Complete Checklist, 4th ed., 2014, 2 (Passerines), p. 528).
Synon. Megapomatorhinus, Orthorhinus.
• see  Erythrogonys.

erythrogenys
Gr. ερυθρος eruthros  red; γενυς genus, γενυος genuos  cheek.

SUBSPECIES

Philippine Falconet (erythrogenys)
SCI Name: Microhierax erythrogenys erythrogenys
ERYTHROGENYS
(Timaliidae; † Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler E. erythrogenys) Specific name Pomatorhinus erythrogenys Vigors, 1832. "Erythrogenys "Hodgs." = Baker, 1930, Fauna Brit. India, Birds, ed. 2, 7, p. 39. Type, by original designation and tautonymy, "E[rythrogenys]. gouldii = P[omatorhinus]. erythrogenys Vigors." Not Erythrogenys Brandt, 1841, nomen emendatum for Erythrogonys Gould, 1838." (Deignan 1964 in Peters, X, p. 266); "Baker (1930) coined this name by accident, citing Hodgson, 1836 but Hodgson had in fact used Erythrogonys, which was preoccupied.  Baker's name is not preoccupied by Erythrogenys von Brandt as that was a nomen emendatum and has no standing." (Dickinson and Christidis (eds.), H. & M. Complete Checklist, 4th ed., 2014, 2 (Passerines), p. 528).
Synon. Megapomatorhinus, Orthorhinus.
• see  Erythrogonys.

Philippine Falconet (meridionalis)
SCI Name: Microhierax erythrogenys meridionalis
meridionale / meridionalis
L. meridionalis  southern  < meridies  south.
● Cayenne; ex “Rufous-headed Falcon” of Latham 1787 (Heterospizias).
● South Island, New Zealand; ex “Southern brown Parrot” of Latham 1781 (Nestor).
● Erroneous TL. Bahamas (= Trinidad) (syn. Trogon violaceus).