Tyrian Metaltail / Metallura tyrianthina
Tyrian Metaltail
SCI Name:
Protonym: Trochilus tyrianthinus Proc.Zool.Soc.London Pt2 no.15 p.6,7
Taxonomy: Caprimulgiformes / Trochilidae / Metallura
Taxonomy Code: tyrmet1
Type Locality: Popayan, Colombia.
Author: Loddiges
Publish Year: 1832
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
METALLURA
(Trochilidae; Ϯ Black Metaltail M. phoebe) Gr. μεταλλον metallon metal; ουρα oura tail; "METALLURA, gen. nov. Char. gen.— Rostrum rectum, sublongum. Plumæ molles sericeæ. Cauda subgrandis, rotundata. Gula et rectrices infra tanquam metallum expolitum luminosæ. Alæ subgrandes. Tarsi nudi. Pedes subgrandes. Digitus et unguis postici digitum et unguem medios longitudine æquantes vel superantes. ... The species are— Trochilus cupreocauda, Gould. Trochilus æneocauda, Gould. Trochilus Alardi, Bourc. Trochilus smaragdinicollis, D'Orb. Trochilus Williami, Bourc." (Gould 1847); "Metallura Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, pt. 15, 1847, p. 94. Type, by subsequent designation, Ornismya cupreicauda Gould = Ornismya phoebe Lesson and DeLattre. (G. R. Gray, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Bds., 1855, p. 22.)" (Peters 1945, V, 118).
Var. Meltalura.
Synon. Laticauda, Lavinia, Urolampra.
tyrianthina / tyrianthinus
L. tyrianthinus tyrianthine, of a colour between purple and violet < Gr. τυριανθινος turianthinos of Tyrian-purple dye.
SUBSPECIES
Tyrian Metaltail (Santa Marta)
SCI Name: Metallura tyrianthina districta
districta / districtus
L. districtus busy, occupied < distringere to divert.
Tyrian Metaltail (Costa)
SCI Name: Metallura tyrianthina chloropogon
chloropogon
Gr. χλωρος khlōros green; πωγων pōgōn, πωγωνος pōgōnos beard.
Tyrian Metaltail (Merida)
SCI Name: Metallura tyrianthina oreopola
oreopola
Gr. ορεοπολος oreopolos haunting mountains < ορος oros, ορεος oreos mountain; πολεω poleō to haunt.
Tyrian Metaltail (Tyrian)
SCI Name: Metallura tyrianthina tyrianthina/quitensis
METALLURA
(Trochilidae; Ϯ Black Metaltail M. phoebe) Gr. μεταλλον metallon metal; ουρα oura tail; "METALLURA, gen. nov. Char. gen.— Rostrum rectum, sublongum. Plumæ molles sericeæ. Cauda subgrandis, rotundata. Gula et rectrices infra tanquam metallum expolitum luminosæ. Alæ subgrandes. Tarsi nudi. Pedes subgrandes. Digitus et unguis postici digitum et unguem medios longitudine æquantes vel superantes. ... The species are— Trochilus cupreocauda, Gould. Trochilus æneocauda, Gould. Trochilus Alardi, Bourc. Trochilus smaragdinicollis, D'Orb. Trochilus Williami, Bourc." (Gould 1847); "Metallura Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, pt. 15, 1847, p. 94. Type, by subsequent designation, Ornismya cupreicauda Gould = Ornismya phoebe Lesson and DeLattre. (G. R. Gray, Cat. Gen. Subgen. Bds., 1855, p. 22.)" (Peters 1945, V, 118).
Var. Meltalura.
Synon. Laticauda, Lavinia, Urolampra.
Tyrian Metaltail (septentrionalis)
SCI Name: Metallura tyrianthina septentrionalis
septentrionale / septentrionales / septentrionalis / septentrionalium
L. septemtrionalis northern < septemtrio north.
● Erroneous TL "Northern parts of America" (= Tonga Tabu); ex “Northern Shrike” of Latham 1781 (syn. Clytorhynchus vitiensis).
Tyrian Metaltail (smaragdinicollis)
SCI Name: Metallura tyrianthina smaragdinicollis
smaragdinicollis
L. smaragdinus of the emerald < smaragdus emerald < Gr. σμαραγδος smaragdos emerald; Mod. L. -collis -necked, -throated < L. collum neck.
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)