Swainson’s Flycatcher / Myiarchus swainsoni
Swainson's Flycatcher
SCI Name:
Protonym: M[yiarchus] Swainsoni Mus.Hein. 2 p.72
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Myiarchus
Taxonomy Code: swafly1
Type Locality: Brazil; restricted to Rio de Janeiro by Todd, 1922, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 35, p. 203.
Author: Cabanis & Heine
Publish Year: 1859
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
MYIARCHUS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Short-crested Flycatcher M. ferox) Gr. μυια muia, μυιας muias fly; αρχος arkhos ruler, chief < αρχω arkhō to rule; "13. Gen. Myiarchus Cab. 1) Muscapa [sic] et Tyrannus Auctor. part. Tyrannula Swain. 2) 1827. Pyrocephalus Gould. 1838. 63. 1. M. ferox Cab. Muscicapa ferox Lin. Gmel. ... 64. 2. M. rufiventris Cab. Tyrannus rufiventris d'Orb. de Lafr. ... 65. 3. M. nigricans Cab. Tyrannula nigricans Swains. ... 66. 4. M. ferrugineus Cab. Todus ferrugineus Lin. Gmel. ... Tyrannus bellicosus Vieill. ... Platyrhynchus hirundinaceus Spix. ... Platyrhynchus rupestris Pr. Max. ... Hirundinea bellicosa d'Orb. de Lafr. ... Suiriri roxo oscuro Azar. ... 67. 5. M. coronatus Cab. Muscicapa coronata Lin. Gmel. ... 68. 6. M. atropurpureus Cab. Muscicapa atropurpurea Lichtenst. ... 1) μυια musca, αρχος princeps. 2) except. Muscicapa barbata Gmel. et aliae species eidem similes, quae ad genus Myiobius Gray spectant." (Cabanis 1844); "Myiarchus Cabanis, 1844, Archiv. f. Naturg., 10 (1), p. 272. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds, p. 49), Muscicapa ferox Gmelin." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 194).
Var. Myarchus.
Synon. Eribates, Hylonax, Kaupornis, Muscifur, Myionax, Onychopterus.
● (syn. Mecocerculus Ϯ White-throated Tyrannulet M. leucophrys setophagoides) "*373. Myiarchus, Bp. ex Caban. (Myiobius p. Gr.) ... 1. TYRANNULA setophagoides, Bp. Act. Ital. Ann. sext. Mediol. p. 405. sp. 30. ex S.ta Fe de Bogota. ... 2. TYRANNULA divaricata, Bp. (Pyrocephalus divaricatus, Gr.) Proc. Zool. Soc. 1837. p. 112. ex Mexico. ... An hujus generis?" (Bonaparte 1850); "Myiarchus Bonaparte, 1850 (not of Cabanis, 1844), Consp. Gen. Avium, 1, p. 188. Type, by monotypy,1 Tyrannula setophagoides Bonaparte. 1 The second species cited, Tyrannula divaraicata Bonaparte, is doubtfully referred to the new genus and hence is unavailable." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 35).
swainsoni / swainsonii
William Swainson (1789-1855) English naturalist, artist, collector (Buteo, syn. Campephaga flava, Catharus, Chlorostilbon, syn. Circus macrourus, syn. Coracina lineata, syn. Cossypha niveicapilla, syn. Criniger calurus verreauxi, syn. Doricha enicura, Gampsonyx, syn. Halcyon leucocephala pallidiventris, syn. Iduna caligata, Limnothlypis, syn. Mackenziaena severa, syn. Momotus momota bahamensis, Myiarchus (ex “Suirirí pardo amarillo menor” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 193), syn. Myrmeciza longipes (ex Myrmothera longipes Swainson, 1825), subsp. Notharchus macrorhynchos, Onychorhynchus, syn. Pachyramphus marginatus, Passer, syn. Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, syn. Phigys solitarius, syn. Philohydor lictor, syn. Phylloscopus nitidus, Polytelis, Pternistis, syn. Ptilinopus regina, subsp. Ramphastos ambiguus, syn. Struthidea cinerea, syn. Tangara sayaca, syn. Thinocorus rumicivorus, syn. Trichoglossus moluccanus, syn. Turdoides jardineii, subsp. Vireo gilvus).
SUBSPECIES
Swainson's Flycatcher (phaeonotus)
SCI Name: Myiarchus swainsoni phaeonotus
phaeonota / phaeonotus
Gr. φαιος phaios dusky, brown; -νωτος -nōtos -backed < νωτον nōton back.
Swainson's Flycatcher (swainsoni Group)
SCI Name: Myiarchus swainsoni [swainsoni Group]
MYIARCHUS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Short-crested Flycatcher M. ferox) Gr. μυια muia, μυιας muias fly; αρχος arkhos ruler, chief < αρχω arkhō to rule; "13. Gen. Myiarchus Cab. 1) Muscapa [sic] et Tyrannus Auctor. part. Tyrannula Swain. 2) 1827. Pyrocephalus Gould. 1838. 63. 1. M. ferox Cab. Muscicapa ferox Lin. Gmel. ... 64. 2. M. rufiventris Cab. Tyrannus rufiventris d'Orb. de Lafr. ... 65. 3. M. nigricans Cab. Tyrannula nigricans Swains. ... 66. 4. M. ferrugineus Cab. Todus ferrugineus Lin. Gmel. ... Tyrannus bellicosus Vieill. ... Platyrhynchus hirundinaceus Spix. ... Platyrhynchus rupestris Pr. Max. ... Hirundinea bellicosa d'Orb. de Lafr. ... Suiriri roxo oscuro Azar. ... 67. 5. M. coronatus Cab. Muscicapa coronata Lin. Gmel. ... 68. 6. M. atropurpureus Cab. Muscicapa atropurpurea Lichtenst. ... 1) μυια musca, αρχος princeps. 2) except. Muscicapa barbata Gmel. et aliae species eidem similes, quae ad genus Myiobius Gray spectant." (Cabanis 1844); "Myiarchus Cabanis, 1844, Archiv. f. Naturg., 10 (1), p. 272. Type, by subsequent designation (G. R. Gray, 1855, Cat. Genera Subgenera Birds, p. 49), Muscicapa ferox Gmelin." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 194).
Var. Myarchus.
Synon. Eribates, Hylonax, Kaupornis, Muscifur, Myionax, Onychopterus.
● (syn. Mecocerculus Ϯ White-throated Tyrannulet M. leucophrys setophagoides) "*373. Myiarchus, Bp. ex Caban. (Myiobius p. Gr.) ... 1. TYRANNULA setophagoides, Bp. Act. Ital. Ann. sext. Mediol. p. 405. sp. 30. ex S.ta Fe de Bogota. ... 2. TYRANNULA divaricata, Bp. (Pyrocephalus divaricatus, Gr.) Proc. Zool. Soc. 1837. p. 112. ex Mexico. ... An hujus generis?" (Bonaparte 1850); "Myiarchus Bonaparte, 1850 (not of Cabanis, 1844), Consp. Gen. Avium, 1, p. 188. Type, by monotypy,1 Tyrannula setophagoides Bonaparte. 1 The second species cited, Tyrannula divaraicata Bonaparte, is doubtfully referred to the new genus and hence is unavailable." (Traylor in Peters 1979, VIII, 35).
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)