White-browed Laughingthrush / Ianthocincla sannio
White-browed Laughingthrush
SCI Name:
Protonym: Garrulax sannio Ibis p.403
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Leiothrichidae / Ianthocincla
Taxonomy Code: whblau1
Type Locality: Interior of Fukien.
Author: Swinhoe
Publish Year: 1867
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
Ianthocincla
(syn. Garrulax Ϯ Spotted Laughingthrush G. ocellatus) Gr. ιονθος ionthos young hair, down; Mod. L. cinclus thrush < Gr. κιγκλος kinklos unidentified small waterside bird; "IANTHOCINCLA ... Typus genericus. Cinclosoma ocellatum, Vig. Montium Himalayæ Incolæ. The chief distinguishing characteristics of the genus Ianthocincla are the comparative length of the tarsus; the length of the hinder toe, and the great length of the claw by which it is terminated; the roundness, concavity, softness, and yielding character of the wings and tail; and the peculiar fullness, lightness, and downiness of the whole of the plumage, and particularly of that of the back and rump. The downy nature of the covering is alluded to in the generic name." (Gould 1835). Var. Janthocincla, Xanthocincla, Yantocincla, Zanthocincla.
sannio
L. sannio, sannionis jester, buffoon < sanna mocking grimace.
● ex “Mocking Creeper” of Latham 1782 ("Héorotaire néghobarra ... Cet oiseau de la Nouvelle-Zélande varie tellement son chant que, lorsqu'on l'entend, on se croit environné de cent espèces differentes, disent les navigateurs anglais, qui, d'après cette faculté, lui ont donné le nom de moqueur ... Les insulaires qui habitent les environs du canal de la Reine Charlotte ... l'appellent néghobarra" (Vieillot 1817)) (syn. Anthornis melanura).
SUBSPECIES
White-browed Laughingthrush (albosuperciliaris)
SCI Name: Ianthocincla sannio albosuperciliaris
albosuperciliaris / albosupercilliaris
L. albus white; Mod. L. superciliaris eyebrowed < L. supercilium eyebrow.
White-browed Laughingthrush (comis)
SCI Name: Ianthocincla sannio comis
comis
L. comis friendly, affable, courteous, loving.
White-browed Laughingthrush (sannio)
SCI Name: Ianthocincla sannio sannio
sannio
L. sannio, sannionis jester, buffoon < sanna mocking grimace.
● ex “Mocking Creeper” of Latham 1782 ("Héorotaire néghobarra ... Cet oiseau de la Nouvelle-Zélande varie tellement son chant que, lorsqu'on l'entend, on se croit environné de cent espèces differentes, disent les navigateurs anglais, qui, d'après cette faculté, lui ont donné le nom de moqueur ... Les insulaires qui habitent les environs du canal de la Reine Charlotte ... l'appellent néghobarra" (Vieillot 1817)) (syn. Anthornis melanura).
White-browed Laughingthrush (oblectans)
SCI Name: Ianthocincla sannio oblectans
oblectans
L. oblectans, oblectantis delighting, pleasing, amusing < oblectare to amuse < lactare to allure.
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)