White-bellied Wren

SCI Name:  Uropsila leucogastra
Protonym:  Troglodytes leucogastra Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1836) (1836), Pt4 no.46 p.89
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Troglodytidae / Uropsila
Taxonomy Code:  whbwre1
Type Locality:  Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Author:  Gould
Publish Year:  1837
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

UROPSILA
(Troglodytidae; Ϯ White-bellied Wren U. leucogastra) Gr. ουρα oura  tail; ψιλος psilos  slender; "UROPSILA, gen. nov.   ...   (Oυρος, cauda et ψιλος, tenuis).  Genus cauda exili, fere sicut in Henicorhino, satis insignis, sed naribus, sicut in Thryothoro, membrana obtectis.  Typus, U. LEUCOGASTRA, i.e. Troglodytes leucogastra, Gould." (P. Sclater & Salvin 1873).
Synon. Hemiura, Nannorchilus.

leucogaster / leucogastra / leucogastris
Gr. λευκος leukos  white; γαστηρ gastēr, γαστρος gastros  belly.
● ex “Guainumbi sp. 1” of Marcgrave 1648, “Mellisuga cayanensis ventre albo” of Brisson 1760, “Oiseau-mouche à cravate dorée de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 672, fig. 3, “Cravate-dorée” of de Buffon 1770-1783, and “Gold-throated Humming-bird” of Latham 1782 (Agyrtria).
● (Boddaert 1783) ex “Merle violet à ventre blanc de Juida” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 648, fig. 1, and de Buffon 1770-1785 (Cinnyricinclus).
● (J. Gmelin 1789) ex “Merle violet à ventre blanc de Juida” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 648, fig. 1, and “Whidah Thrush” of Latham 1783 (syn. Cinnyricinclus leucogaster).
● ex “Drongri à Ventre Blanc” of Levaillant 1805, pl. 171 (syn. Dicrurus leucophaeus).
● ex "Héron bleuâtre à ventre blanc de Cayenne" of d'Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 350, and "Demi-Aigrette" of de Buffon 1770-1786 (syn. Egretta tricolor).
● ex "Jacamar à Ventre Blanc" of Levaillant 1807 (Galbula).
● ex “White-bellied Eagle” of Latham 1781 (Haliaeetus).
● ex “Malkoha” of Levaillant 1807, pl. 224 (syn. Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus).
● ex “Geai à ventre jaune de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 249 (syn. Pitangus sulphuratus).
● ex “Fou de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 973 (Sula).

SUBSPECIES

White-bellied Wren (Middle America)
SCI Name: Uropsila leucogastra [leucogastra Group]
UROPSILA
(Troglodytidae; Ϯ White-bellied Wren U. leucogastra) Gr. ουρα oura  tail; ψιλος psilos  slender; "UROPSILA, gen. nov.   ...   (Oυρος, cauda et ψιλος, tenuis).  Genus cauda exili, fere sicut in Henicorhino, satis insignis, sed naribus, sicut in Thryothoro, membrana obtectis.  Typus, U. LEUCOGASTRA, i.e. Troglodytes leucogastra, Gould." (P. Sclater & Salvin 1873).
Synon. Hemiura, Nannorchilus.

White-bellied Wren (West Mexico)
SCI Name: Uropsila leucogastra pacifica
pacifica
L. pacificus  peaceful  < pax, pacis  peace; facere  to make. The Pacific Ocean was so-named by the Portuguese explorer Fernão de Magalhães or Magellan in 1520, contrasting its calm waters with the stormy seas of Cape Horn  The toponym refers to islands in the Pacific Ocean as well as localities on Pacific Ocean coasts.
● New Caledonia; ex “Pacific Shrike” of Latham 1781 (syn. Aplonis striata).
● New South Wales, Australia; ex “Pacific Heron” of Latham 1785 (Ardea).
● Pacific Ocean; ex “Pacific Petrel” of Latham 1785; "Inhabits Euopoa, and other islands of the Pacific Ocean." (Ardenna).
● Erroneous TL. Friendly Is. (= Hawaii); ex “Great Hook-billed Creeper” of Latham 1782 (‡Drepanis).
● Tonga Is.; ex “Ferruginous-vented Pigeon” of Latham 1783 (Ducula).
● Erroneous TL. Friendly Isles, Pacific Ocean (= Jamaica) (syn. Geotrygon versicolor).
● Botany Bay, New Holland; ex “Pacific Paroquet (var.)” of Phillip 1789 (syn. Glossopsitta concinna).
● Tahiti; ex “Pacific Rail” of Latham 1785 (Hypotaenidia).
● Pacific Islands; ex “Pacific Thrush” of Latham 1783 (syn. Lalage maculosa).