Slaty-capped Flycatcher / Leptopogon superciliaris
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Slaty-capped Flycatcher
SCI Name:
Protonym: L[eptopogon] superciliaris Arch.Naturgesch. 10 p.275
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Leptopogon
Taxonomy Code: slcfly1
Type Locality: Peru; restricted to Montaiia of Vitoc by Hellmayr, 1918, Verb. Ornith. Ges. Bayern, 13, p. 306.
Author: von Tschudi
Publish Year: 1844
IUCN Status:
DEFINITIONS
LEPTOPOGON
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Slaty-capped Flycatcher L. superciliaris) Gr. λεπτος leptos thin, fine, slender; πωγων pōgōn, πωγωνος pōgōnos beard; "Leptopogon Cab. 2) Rostrum mediocre, vix latius quam altus, subrectum, apice deflexum parum emarginatum; nares laterales, oblongae. Vibrissae longae, tenues. Alae, cauda pedesque mediocres. Hoc genus transitum a Muscicapis ad Sylvias facit. Sunt aves parvae, habitu coloribusque Regulis similes. Typus: Leptopogon superciliaris Tsch. ... 2) λεπτος tenuis, πωγων barba." (Cabanis 1844).
Synon. Myiaphanistes.
superciliare / superciliaris
Mod. L. superciliaris eye-browed < L. supercilium eyebrow.
● ex “Janfréderic” of Levaillant 1801-1804, pl. 111 (syn. Cossypha caffra).
● ex “Sourcirou” of Levaillant 1799 (syn. Cyclarhis gujanensis).
● ex “Ypacahá ceja blanca” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 377 (syn. Hapalocrex flaviventer).
● ex “Hatí ceja blanca” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 415 (Sternula).
● ex “White-browed Tern” of Latham 1824 (syn. Sternula superciliaris).
SUBSPECIES
Slaty-capped Flycatcher (transandinus)
SCI Name: Leptopogon superciliaris transandinus
transandinus
L. trans across, beyond; Mod. L. Andinus of the Andes.
Slaty-capped Flycatcher (superciliaris)
SCI Name: Leptopogon superciliaris superciliaris
superciliare / superciliaris
Mod. L. superciliaris eye-browed < L. supercilium eyebrow.
● ex “Janfréderic” of Levaillant 1801-1804, pl. 111 (syn. Cossypha caffra).
● ex “Sourcirou” of Levaillant 1799 (syn. Cyclarhis gujanensis).
● ex “Ypacahá ceja blanca” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 377 (syn. Hapalocrex flaviventer).
● ex “Hatí ceja blanca” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 415 (Sternula).
● ex “White-browed Tern” of Latham 1824 (syn. Sternula superciliaris).
Slaty-capped Flycatcher (albidiventris)
SCI Name: Leptopogon superciliaris albidiventer
albidiventer / albidiventris
L. albidus whitish < albus white; venter, ventris belly.
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)
