Blue-bellied Parrot / Triclaria malachitacea
WBN 
Blue-bellied Parrot
SCI Name:
Protonym: Psittacus malachitaceus Av.Sp.Nov.Brasil. 1 p.40 pl.28
Taxonomy: Psittaciformes / Psittacidae / Triclaria
Taxonomy Code: blbpar4
Type Locality: Rio de Janeiro.
Author: von Spix
Publish Year: 1824
IUCN Status: Near Threatened
DEFINITIONS
TRICLARIA
(Psittacidae; Ϯ Blue-bellied Parrot T. malachitacea) Gr. myth. Triclaria, an epithet of the goddess Diana or Artemis < τρι- tri- three; κλαρος klaros community, estate; “Genus XX. Triclaria *) Wagl. Halbsittich. Character Psittacorum; cauda longula, lata, subaequalis; plumae colli pogonio subdiscreto, non imbricato-positae. — Sexus colore variant. Species Americae incola transitum a Psittaculis ad Sittacas formans. — Vitae ratio hucusque ignota. Species: 1. T. cyanogastra. ... *) Cognomen Dianae.” (Wagler 1832); "Triclaria Wagler, Abh. K. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Phys. Kl., 1, 1832, p. 499. Type, by monotypy, T. cyanogastra = Psittacus cyanogaster Vieillot = Psittacus malachitaceus Spix." (Peters 1937, III, 224).
Synon. Maximilicus.
malachitacea / malachitaceus
Mod. L. malachitaceus malachitaceous, malachite-green coloured < malachiteus malachite-green < L. molochites green-coloured gem < Gr. μολοχιτης molokhitēs gem the colour of the mallow leaf, malachite < μαλαχη malakhē mallow.
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)
