Rufous-rumped Antwren

SCI Name:  Euchrepomis callinota
Protonym:  Formicivora callinota Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt23 no.290 p.89 pl.96
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Thamnophilidae / Euchrepomis
Taxonomy Code:  rurant1
Type Locality:  Bogota.
Author:  Sclater, PL
Publish Year:  1855
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

EUCHREPOMIS
(Thamnophilidae; † Rufous-rumped Antwren E. callinota) Gr. ευχρως eukhrōs  ruddy, bright-coloured  < ευ eu  fine, beautiful; χρως khrōs, χρωτος khrōtos  complexion; επωμις epōmis, επωμιδος epōmidos  point of the shoulder, shoulder; "Euchrepomis genus nov.  Type species. Formicivora callinota Sclater, 1855.  ... Etymology. Feminine generic name derived from the Greek euchrôs (ruddy, bright-colored) and epômis (point of the shoulder).  This refers to the bright yellow or bright orange-rufous coloration of the lesser secondary coverts of males; a character that, within Thamnophilidae, is unique to members of the genus" (Bravo et al. 2012); "Euchrepomis Bravo, Remsen, Whitney and Brumfield, 2012, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 65 (1), p. 287+.  Type, by original designation, Formicivora callinota P. Sclater, 1855." (JAJ 2021).

callinota
Gr. καλλος kallos  beauty  < καλος kalos  beautiful; -νωτος -nōtos  -backed  < νωτον nōton  back.

SUBSPECIES

Rufous-rumped Antwren (callinota)
SCI Name: Euchrepomis callinota callinota
callinota
Gr. καλλος kallos  beauty  < καλος kalos  beautiful; -νωτος -nōtos  -backed  < νωτον nōton  back.

Rufous-rumped Antwren (venezuelana)
SCI Name: Euchrepomis callinota venezuelana
venezuelae / venezuelana / venezuelanus / venezuelense / venezuelensis
Venezuela (Italian Venezuola, a diminutive of Venezia Venice, alluding to native houses on stilts in the waters of Lake Maracaibo).

Rufous-rumped Antwren (guianensis)
SCI Name: Euchrepomis callinota guianensis
guianae / guianarum / guianensis
Guiana; the original European colonies comprised Essequibo and Demerara (= British Guiana), Berbice and Surinam (= Dutch Guiana), and Cayenne (= French Guiana). In early ornithology “Guiana” and “Cayenne” were often used of species of uncertain provenance presumed to be from Amazonia.
● ex “Troupiale de la Guiane” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Leistes militaris); ex “Petit Aigle de la Guiane” of Mauduyt de la Varenne 1784 (Morphnus); ex “Long-tailed Green Parrakeet, var. A, Guiane Green Parrakeet” of Latham 1781 (syn. Psittacara euops).
● Erroneous TL Guiana (= Luzon = India); ex “Perruche à collier de l’isle de Luçon” of Sonnerat 1776 (syn. Psittacula eupatria).

Rufous-rumped Antwren (peruviana)
SCI Name: Euchrepomis callinota peruviana
peruana / peruanum / peruanus / peruvia / peruviana / peruvianus / peruviensis
Peru. Said to be named after Biru, a local Inca encountered by the conquistadores (although the name is also accredited to a Panamanian cazique). Until the early 18^th century the Viceroyalty of Peru included all Spanish possessions in South America.
● ex “Geai du Pérou” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 625, and de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Peruvian Jay” of Latham 1781 (syn. Cyanocorax yncas).
● ex “Coq de Roche du Pérou” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 745, and de Buffon 1770-1783 (Rupicola).
● Erroneous TL. Peru (= Brazil) (Tangara).
● Erroneous TL. Peru (= Tahiti) (Vini).