Stripe-headed Antpitta / Grallaria andicolus
Stripe-headed Antpitta
SCI Name:
Protonym: Hypsibamon andicolus J.Orn. 21 p.318 pl.4 fig.3
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Grallariidae / Grallaria
Taxonomy Code: sthant2
Type Locality: Maraynioc, Junin, Peru.
Author: Cabanis
Publish Year: 1873
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
GRALLARIA
(Grallariidae; Ϯ Variegated Antpitta G. varia) Mod. L. grallarius stilt-walker < L. grallae stilts < obsolete gradula little step < dim. gradus step; "GRALLARIE, Grallaria. Turdus, Linn. Gm. Lath. Bec droit, un peu fort, épais, convexe en dessus, à dos caréné, comprimé par les côtés; mandibule supérieure échancrée et courbée à la pointe. — Jambes demi-nues. — Queue courte. Esp. Roi des Fourmilliers, Buff." (Vieillot 1816); "Grallaria Vieillot, Analyse, 1816, p. 43. Type, by monotypy, Roi des Fourmilliers, Buffon = Formicarius varius Boddaert." (Peters, 1951, VII, p. 262).
Synon. Agaura, Chamaebates, Colobathris, Hypsibemon, Myiotrichas, Myioturdus, Oropezus.
grallaria
Mod. L. grallarius stilt-walker < L. grallae stilts < obsolete gradula little step < dim. gradus step.
andicola / andicolum / andicolus
Mod. L. Andium Andes; L. -cola dweller < colere to dwell.
SUBSPECIES
Stripe-headed Antpitta (andicolus)
SCI Name: Grallaria andicolus andicolus
andicola / andicolum / andicolus
Mod. L. Andium Andes; L. -cola dweller < colere to dwell.
Stripe-headed Antpitta (punensis)
SCI Name: Grallaria andicolus punensis
punensis
● Puno Dept., Peru (Asthenes, Crypturellus, Grallaria).
● Isla Puná, Ecuador (Contopus, syn. Mimus longicaudatus albogriseus, subsp. Speotyto cunicularia).
● Spanish puna (from Quechua), the high bleak Andean plateau above about 10000ft (3000m) (Geositta, Phrygilus).
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)