Smoky Robin

SCI Name:  Peneothello cryptoleuca
Protonym:  Poecilodryas cryptoleucus Novit.Zool. 36 p.67
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Petroicidae / Peneothello
Taxonomy Code:  smorob2
Type Locality:  Lehuma, Arfak Mountains.
Author:  Hartert, E
Publish Year:  1930
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

PENEOTHELLO
(Petroicidae; Ϯ White-winged Robin P. sigillata) L. pene  almost; Shakespearean character Othello, Moorish (i.e. black) Governor of Cyprus (cf. genus Othello Reichenbach, 1850, black antshrike); "A black series, with sigillata De Vis as type, I separate as PENEOTHELLO gen. nov.  These may not be closely related to the original Pœcilodryas at all.  They show none of the distinctive colours of the preceding and have assumed a black coloration direct from the juvenile plumage, and can only be placed in conjunction with the above mentioned by those who indulge in guesswork in classifying their birds.  As regards structural features they are large forms with small bills, medium feet, and the wing formation is degenerate, being more rounded than the typical species and approaching that of Iredaleornis, the second primary being about equal to the secondaries.  It should be obvious to the thinking student that these should be separated from the Pœcilodryas series as represented in Iredaleornis, Pœcilodryas and Leucophantes." (Mathews 1920).
Synon. Labeothello.

cryptoleuca
Gr. κρυπτος kruptos hidden; λευκος leukos white.

SUBSPECIES

Smoky Robin (cryptoleuca)
SCI Name: Peneothello cryptoleuca cryptoleuca
cryptoleuca
Gr. κρυπτος kruptos hidden; λευκος leukos white.

Smoky Robin (albidior)
SCI Name: Peneothello cryptoleuca albidior
albidior
L. albidior, albidioris  more whitish, whiter  < comp. albidus  whitish   < albus  white.

Smoky Robin (maxima)
SCI Name: Peneothello cryptoleuca maxima
maxima / maximi
L. maximus greatest < super. magnus great.