Yellow Tyrannulet / Capsiempis flaveola
Yellow Tyrannulet
SCI Name:
Protonym: M[uscicapa] flaveola Verz.Doubl.Zool.Mus.Berlin p.56
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Tyrannidae / Capsiempis
Taxonomy Code: yeltyr1
Type Locality: Bahia, Brazil.
Author: Lichtenstein, MHC
Publish Year: 1823
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
CAPSIEMPIS
(Tyrannidae; Ϯ Yellow Tyrannulet C. flaveola) Gr. καπτω kaptō, καψω kapsō to gulp down; εμπις empis, εμπιδος empidos mosquito, gnat; "Gen. CAPSIEMPIS *) nov. gen. — Halb-Tachuri. 193. 1. C. flaveola Nob. Muscicapa flaveola Licht. Doubl. p. 56. 572. — Tyrannula modesta Sws. B. Braz. t. 48. — Muscipeta flaveola Burm. Th. Bras. II. p. 488. ... *) Von καπτω (schnappen) und εμπις (Mücke). Kleinere Form von Rhynchocyclus mit kleinerm, schwächerm und schmälerm Schnabel, sonst in vielen Beziehungen dem R. flaviventer ähnlich." (Cabanis & Heine 1859); "Capsiempis Cabanis and Heine, 1859, Mus. Heineanum, 2, p. 56. Type, by monotypy, Muscicapa flaveola Lichtenstein." (Traylor in Peters, 1979, VIII, p. 63).
flaveola / flaveolus
L. flaveolus yellowish < dim. < flavus golden, yellow.
● "59. CERTHIA. ... flaveola. 5. C. nigra, uropygio pectoreque luteo, superciliis macula alarum rectricumque apicibus albis. Luscinia s. Philomela e fusco et luteo varia. Sloan. jam. 2. p. 307. t. 259. Raj. av. 187. n. 45. Edw. av. 122. t. 122. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Coereba).
● "112. FRINGILLA. ... flaveola. 24. F. flava, fronte fulva, remigibus rectricibusque nigris flavo marginatis. Habitat . . . . . Museum De Geer. Corpus magnitudine & statura F. canariensis, flavissimum. Rostrum convexum, pallidum apice fusca. Frons fulva s. crocea. Dorsum flavo-virescens. Remiges Rectricesque nigræ utroque margine flava. Cauda forficata. Pedes pallidi." (Linnaeus 1766) (Sicalis).
● "97. EMBERIZA. ... flaveola. 10. E. grisea, facie flava. Habitat in calidis regionibus. Corpus magnitudine Ligurini. Frons & Gula flavæ." (Linnaeus 1758) (unident.; nom. dub.).
SUBSPECIES
Yellow Tyrannulet (semiflava)
SCI Name: Capsiempis flaveola semiflava
semiflava / semiflavum / semiflavus
L. semi- half- < semis, semissis half < as, assis whole; flavus yellow.
Yellow Tyrannulet (leucophrys)
SCI Name: Capsiempis flaveola leucophrys
leucophrys
Gr. λευκοφρυς leukophrus, λευκοφρυος leukophruos white-browed < λευκος leukos white; οφρυς ophrus, οφρυος ophruos eyebrow.
● ex “Pato ceja blanca” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 442 (Callonetta).
● ex “Grivetin” of Levaillant 1802, pl. 118 (Cercotrichas).
Yellow Tyrannulet (cerula)
SCI Name: Capsiempis flaveola cerula
cerula
L. cerula crayon, little piece of wax, red marker < dim. cera wax.
Yellow Tyrannulet (magnirostris)
SCI Name: Capsiempis flaveola magnirostris
magnirostre / magnirostris
L. magnus great; -rostris -billed < rostrum beak.
● ex “Alouette à Gros Bec” of Levaillant 1806, pl. 193 (Galerida).
● ex “Épervier à gros bec de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 464, and “Great-billed Falcon” of Latham 1781 (Rupornis).
Yellow Tyrannulet (flaveola)
SCI Name: Capsiempis flaveola flaveola
flaveola / flaveolus
L. flaveolus yellowish < dim. < flavus golden, yellow.
● "59. CERTHIA. ... flaveola. 5. C. nigra, uropygio pectoreque luteo, superciliis macula alarum rectricumque apicibus albis. Luscinia s. Philomela e fusco et luteo varia. Sloan. jam. 2. p. 307. t. 259. Raj. av. 187. n. 45. Edw. av. 122. t. 122. Habitat in America." (Linnaeus 1758) (Coereba).
● "112. FRINGILLA. ... flaveola. 24. F. flava, fronte fulva, remigibus rectricibusque nigris flavo marginatis. Habitat . . . . . Museum De Geer. Corpus magnitudine & statura F. canariensis, flavissimum. Rostrum convexum, pallidum apice fusca. Frons fulva s. crocea. Dorsum flavo-virescens. Remiges Rectricesque nigræ utroque margine flava. Cauda forficata. Pedes pallidi." (Linnaeus 1766) (Sicalis).
● "97. EMBERIZA. ... flaveola. 10. E. grisea, facie flava. Habitat in calidis regionibus. Corpus magnitudine Ligurini. Frons & Gula flavæ." (Linnaeus 1758) (unident.; nom. dub.).
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)