Scarlet Ibis / Eudocimus ruber
Scarlet Ibis
SCI Name:
Protonym: Scolopax rubra Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.145
Taxonomy: Pelecaniformes / Threskiornithidae / Eudocimus
Taxonomy Code: scaibi
Type Locality: Bahamas.
Author: Linnaeus
Publish Year: 1758
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
EUDOCIMUS
(Threskiornithidae; Ϯ Scarlet Ibis E. ruber) Gr. ευδοκιμος eudokimos glorious < ευ eu fine, good; δοκιμος dokimos excellent, esteemed < δεχομαι dekhomai to approve; "Eudocimus Wagl., Guara. ... Ptilosis unicolor, sine nitore aeneo, excluso apice obscuro remigum primariarum (avis hornotinae griseo-fusca) ... Species: 1. E. ruber (Ibis rubr. Wagl. l.c. sp. 4.) - 2. albus (Ib. alba W. l.c. sp. 5.) - 3. E. longirostris (Ib. longirostr. Wagl. Isis 1829. p. 760.)" (Wagler 1832); "Eudocimus Wagler, 1832, Isis von Oken, col. 1232. Type, by subsequent designation (Reichenow, 1877, Journ. Ornith., 25, p. 145), Scolopax rubra Linnaeus." (Steinbacher in Peters, 1979, I, 2nd ed., p. 254).
Synon. Guara, Ibis, Leucibis, Paribis.
ruber
L. ruber, rubra red, ruddy (see also rubra).
● ex “Troupiale rouge d’Antigue” of Sonnerat 1776, and “Red Oriole” of Latham 1782 (syn. Amblyramphus holosericeus).
● ex “Suiriri roxo” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 188 (syn. Casiornis rufus).
● "77. SCOLOPAX. ... rubra. 1. S. rostro arcuato, pedibus rubris, corpore sanguineo, alarum apicibus nigris. Porphyrio amboinensis s. Ardea rubra corallina. Seb. mus. I. p. 98. t. 62. f. 3. Numenius ruber. Catesb. car. I. p. 84. t. 84. Numenius indicus. Clus. exot. 366. Guara. Marcgr. bras. 203. Will. orn. 239. Raj. av. 104. n. 6. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Eudocimus).
● ex Coracina militaris Latham 1801, and “Grand Cotinga” of Levaillant 1801 (syn. Haematoderus militaris).
● ex “Añumbi roxo” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 220 (Phacellodomus).
● "60. TROCHILUS. ... ruber. 15. T. rectricibus lateralibus violaceis, corpore testaceo fusco submaculato. Mellivora parva purpurea. Edw. av. 32. t. 32. f. 1. Habitat Surinami. Rectrices intermediæ testaceæ." (Linnaeus 1758) (Phaethornis).
● "72. PHOENICOPTERUS. ... ruber. 1. P. ruber, remigibus primoribus nigris. Phœnicopterus. Bell. av. l. 8. c. 8. Gesn. av. . . Aldr. orn. 2. l. 20. c. 4. Will. orn. 360. t. 60. Raj. av. 117. Tetr. itin. 300. Worm. mus. 200. Grew. mus. 67. t. 5. Sloan. jam. 2. p. 321. Act. angl. 350. p. 523. Seb. mus. 1. p. 123. t. 67. f. 1. Catesb. car. 1. p. 73. t. 73. 74. Alb. av. 2. p. 71. t. 77. Habitat in Africa, America, rarius in Europa. Dat mihi penna rubens nomen, sed lingua gulosis: Apicio, Caligulæ, Vitellio, Heliogabalo expetita suis, testantibus Plinio, Martiali, Svetonio, Lampridio." (Linnaeus 1758) (Phoenicopterus).
● ex “Red-breasted Woodpecker” of Latham 1783 (Sphyrapicus).
● ex “Pie à Culotte de Peau” of Levaillant 1800, pl. 55 (artefact).
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)