Slaty Gnateater / Conopophaga ardesiaca
Slaty Gnateater
SCI Name:
Protonym: Conopophaga ardesiaca Mag.Zool. 7 cl.2 p.13
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Conopophagidae / Conopophaga
Taxonomy Code: slagna1
Type Locality: Yungas, Bolivia.
Author: d''Orbigny & Lafresnaye
Publish Year: 1837
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
CONOPOPHAGA
(Conopophagidae; † Chestnut-belted Gnateater C. aurita) Gr. κωνωψ kōnōps, κωνωπος kōnōpos gnat; -φαγος-phagos -eating < φαγειν phagein to eat; "CONOPOPHAGE, Conopophaga. Pipra, Turdus, Gm. Lath. Bec nu à la base, droit, tendu, déprimé sur toute sa longueur, un peu caréné en dessus, échancré et courbé vers le bout; mandibule inférieure plate en dessous. Esp. Fourmillier à ailes blanches, — tacheté, Buff. ... Conopophaga [κωνωψ, culex, φαγω, edo]." (Vieillot 1816); "Conopophaga Vieillot, Analyse, 1816, p. 39. Type, by subsequent designation, Turdus auritus Gmelin (G. R. Gray, List Gen. Bds., 1840, p. 41)." (Peters, 1951, VII, p. 273).
Var. Conopophagus, Conophaga.
Synon. Brachyurus, Ceraphanes, Myagrus, Pseudoconopophaga.
ardesiaca / ardesiacea / ardesiacus
Mod. L. ardesiacus slate-coloured, slaty < French ardoisé slate-grey.
SUBSPECIES
Slaty Gnateater (saturata)
SCI Name: Conopophaga ardesiaca saturata
saturata
L. saturatus richly coloured, darker coloured < satur, satura rich, copious < satis enough.
Slaty Gnateater (ardesiaca)
SCI Name: Conopophaga ardesiaca ardesiaca
ardesiaca / ardesiacea / ardesiacus
Mod. L. ardesiacus slate-coloured, slaty < French ardoisé slate-grey.
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)