Red-crested Finch / Coryphospingus cucullatus
Red-crested Finch
SCI Name:
Protonym: Fringilla cucullata Natursyst.Suppl. Suppl. p.166
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Thraupidae / Coryphospingus
Taxonomy Code: recfin1
Type Locality: Cayenne.
Author: Statius Muller
Publish Year: 1776
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
CORYPHOSPINGUS
(Thraupidae; Ϯ Red-crested Finch C. cucullatus) Gr. κορυφη koruphē crown of the head < κορυς korus, κορυθος koruthos helmet; σπιγγος spingos finch < σπιζω spizō to chirp; "Gen. CORYPHOSPINGUS. *) Scheitel-Ruderfink. Lophospiza Bonap. 1850. nec Kaup. 751. 1. C. cristatus Nob. — Fringilla cristata Gm. Syst. Nat. p. 926. No. 102. — Araguira Azar. No. 136. — Fringilla araguira Vieill. Encycl. p. 956. — Fringilla flammea Temm. nec Auct. — Tachyphonus rubescens Sws. Gray Gen B. No. 19. — Emberiza araguira Orb. Lafr. Syn. p. 81. ... 752. 2. C. pileatus Nob. Azar. Apunt. No. 114. — Fringilla pileata Pr. Max. Reise Bras. II. p. 160. 166; id. Beitr. III. p. 605. — Tanagra cristatella Spix Av. Bras. II. tab. 53. fig. 1 (Mas juv.). — Tachyphonus fringilloides Sws. — Passerina ornata Less. Echo du Mond. Sav. 1844. p. 231. Tachyphonus pileatus Hartl. Syst. Jnd. Azar p. 8. No. 114. Tachyphonus cristatellus Gray Gen. Birds No. 20. — Tiaris pileata Schiff. Bonap. Consp. p. 471. — Emberiza ruficapilla Sparm. Mus. Carls. tab. 44.? ... *) Von κορυφη, Scheitel und σπιγγος, ὁ nom. prop. — Hierher gehören ferner: C. griseocristatus. — Emberiza griseo-cristata Orb. Voy. Amer. mer. Ois. tab. 47. fig. 1. C. cruentus. — Tiaris cruenta Less. Rev. Zool. 1844 pag. 435." (Cabanis 1853); "Coryphospingus Cabanis, 1851 [= 1853], Mus. Heineanum, 1, p. 145. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds, p. 73), Fringilla cristata Gmelin = Fringilla cucullata Müller." (Paynter in Peters, 1970, XIII, p. 210).
Synon. Lophospiza.
cucullata / cucullatus
Late L. cucullatus hooded, cowled < L. cucullus hood.
● ex “Cap-noir” of Audebert & Vieillot 1802 (syn. Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris).
● ex “Hirondelle à tête rousse du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 723, fig. 2 (Cecropis).
● ex “Moineau de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 181, fig. 1 (Coryphospingus).
● ex “Perruche à chaperon bleu” of Levaillant 1801-1805 (syn. Eos squamata).
● "62. MERGUS. ... cucullatus. 1. M. crista globosa utrinque alba, corpore supra fusco, subtus albo. Anas cristatus. Catesb. car. I. p. 94. t. 94. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Lophodytes).
● ex “Hooded Flycatcher” of Latham 1801 (Melanodryas).
● ex Loxia coronata of Miller 1776, “Cardinal Dominicain huppé de la Louisiane” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 103, and “Crested Cardinal” of Brown 1776 (syn. Paroaria coronata).
● ex “Pinçon du Sénégal” of Brisson 1760, and “Troupiale du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781 (Ploceus).
● "86. STRUTHIO. ... cucullatus. 4. S. pedibus tetradactylis, omnibus unguiculatis. Gallus gallinaceus peregrinus. Clus. exot. 99. t. 100. Olear. mus. 23. t. 13. f. 5. Cygnus cucullatus. Nieremb. nat. 231. Raj. av. 37. Dronte. Bont. jav. 70. Habitat in India." (Linnaeus 1758) (‡Raphus).
● ex “Gros-bec appelé la Nonnette” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 393, fig. 3 (?syn. Sporophila americana).
SUBSPECIES
Red-crested Finch (cucullatus)
SCI Name: Coryphospingus cucullatus cucullatus
cucullata / cucullatus
Late L. cucullatus hooded, cowled < L. cucullus hood.
● ex “Cap-noir” of Audebert & Vieillot 1802 (syn. Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris).
● ex “Hirondelle à tête rousse du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 723, fig. 2 (Cecropis).
● ex “Moineau de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 181, fig. 1 (Coryphospingus).
● ex “Perruche à chaperon bleu” of Levaillant 1801-1805 (syn. Eos squamata).
● "62. MERGUS. ... cucullatus. 1. M. crista globosa utrinque alba, corpore supra fusco, subtus albo. Anas cristatus. Catesb. car. I. p. 94. t. 94. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Lophodytes).
● ex “Hooded Flycatcher” of Latham 1801 (Melanodryas).
● ex Loxia coronata of Miller 1776, “Cardinal Dominicain huppé de la Louisiane” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 103, and “Crested Cardinal” of Brown 1776 (syn. Paroaria coronata).
● ex “Pinçon du Sénégal” of Brisson 1760, and “Troupiale du Sénégal” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781 (Ploceus).
● "86. STRUTHIO. ... cucullatus. 4. S. pedibus tetradactylis, omnibus unguiculatis. Gallus gallinaceus peregrinus. Clus. exot. 99. t. 100. Olear. mus. 23. t. 13. f. 5. Cygnus cucullatus. Nieremb. nat. 231. Raj. av. 37. Dronte. Bont. jav. 70. Habitat in India." (Linnaeus 1758) (‡Raphus).
● ex “Gros-bec appelé la Nonnette” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 393, fig. 3 (?syn. Sporophila americana).
Red-crested Finch (rubescens)
SCI Name: Coryphospingus cucullatus rubescens
rubescens
L. rubescens, rubescentis reddish, blushed < rubescere to become reddish < ruber ruddy, red.
● ex “Lark from Pensilvania” of Edwards 1760, and “Red Lark” of Pennant 1768 (Anthus).
● ex "Kokuh" of Krusenstern 1814 (Pampusana).
Red-crested Finch (fargoi)
SCI Name: Coryphospingus cucullatus fargoi
fargoi
William Gilbert Fargo (1867-1957) US civil engineer, surveyor, palaeozoologist, ornithologist (subsp. Coryphospingus cucullatus, syn. Phacellodomus rufifrons sincipitalis).
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)