Baikal Teal / Sibirionetta formosa
WBN 
Baikal Teal
SCI Name:
Protonym: Anas formosa Bemerk.ReiseRuss.Reich p.168
Taxonomy: Anseriformes / Anatidae / Sibirionetta
Taxonomy Code: baitea
Type Locality: Lake Baïcal.
Author: Georgi
Publish Year: 1775
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
SIBIRIONETTA
(Anatidae; Ϯ Baikal Teal S. formosa) Mod. L. Sibiria Siberia < Sibir, a former Tartar khanate; Gr. νηττα nētta duck; "Sibirionetta subgen. nov. generi Nettion Kaup simile: sed rostro fortiore latioreque, rectricibus semper quatuordecim, scapularibus non solum elongatis acuminatisque sed etiam multo longioribus. Typus: S. formosa (Georgi)." (von Boetticher 1929).
Var. Sibironetta, Sibrionetta.
formosa
L. formosus beautiful < forma beauty.
● ex “Lovely Finch” of Latham 1787 (Amandava).
● ex “Lindo bello” of de Azara 1802-1805, no. 96 (syn. Tangara chloroptera).
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)
