Zimmer's Antbird

SCI Name:  Sciaphylax castanea
Protonym:  Myrmeciza hemimelaena castanea Am.Mus.Novit. no.545 p.23
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Thamnophilidae / Sciaphylax
Taxonomy Code:  zimant1
Type Locality:  Rio Negro, 2600 feet, 35 miles west of Moyobamba, Peru.
Author:  Zimmer, JT
Publish Year:  1932
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

SCIAPHYLAX
(Thamnophilidae; Ϯ Chestnut-tailed Antbird S. hemimelaena) Gr. σκια skia, σκιας skias  shadow, shade; φυλαξ phulax, φυλακος phulakos  watcher, sentinel  < φυλασσω phulassō  to keep watch; "Sciaphylax Bravo, Isler, and Brumfield gen. nov.  Type species. Myrmeciza hemimelaena Sclater, 1857.  ... Distinguished from Cercomacra tyrannina clade by deep yellowish-red-brown posterior coloration, including tail, and bold wing covert pattern; by short, narrow tail and relation proportions  ...  and by cup nest; supported by near-ground foraging behavior.  Etymology. The feminine generic name is taken from the Greek skia (shade, shadow) and phylax (a watcher, a guardian), meaning "a guardian of the shade," reflecting habitat preference and conspicuous singing behavior" (Isler et al. 2013).

castanea
L. castaneus  chestnut-coloured, chestnut-brown  < castanea  chestnut  < Gr. καστανον kastanon  chestnut.
● ex Ardea ralloides Scopoli, 1769, and “Castaneous Heron” of Latham 1785 (syn. Ardeola ralloides).
● ex “Merle doré de Madagascar” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 539, fig. 2 (Philepitta).
● (Kuhl 1820) ex “Gobe-mouche huppé du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 234, fig. 1 (syn. Terpsiphone paradisi).
● (Temminck 1835) ex “Tchitrec bé varié” of Levaillant 1805, pl. 146 (syn. Terpsiphone paradisi).
● ex “Pigeon de la Martinique” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Zenaida aurita).

SUBSPECIES

Zimmer's Antbird (centunculorum)
SCI Name: Sciaphylax castanea centunculorum
centunculorum
L. centunculorum  of the patches or saddlecloths  < centunculus  little patch, saddlecloth  < cento, centonis  patchwork.

Zimmer's Antbird (castanea)
SCI Name: Sciaphylax castanea castanea
castanea
L. castaneus  chestnut-coloured, chestnut-brown  < castanea  chestnut  < Gr. καστανον kastanon  chestnut.
● ex Ardea ralloides Scopoli, 1769, and “Castaneous Heron” of Latham 1785 (syn. Ardeola ralloides).
● ex “Merle doré de Madagascar” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 539, fig. 2 (Philepitta).
● (Kuhl 1820) ex “Gobe-mouche huppé du Cap de Bonne Espérance” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 234, fig. 1 (syn. Terpsiphone paradisi).
● (Temminck 1835) ex “Tchitrec bé varié” of Levaillant 1805, pl. 146 (syn. Terpsiphone paradisi).
● ex “Pigeon de la Martinique” of Brisson 1760 (syn. Zenaida aurita).