Blue-throated Motmot / Aspatha gularis
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Blue-throated Motmot
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Protonym: Prionites gularis Rev.Zool. 3 p.130
Taxonomy: Coraciiformes / Momotidae / Aspatha
Taxonomy Code: bltmot1
Type Locality: Guatemala.
Author: Lafresnaye
Publish Year: 1840
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
ASPATHA
(Momotidae; Ϯ Blue-throated Motmot A. gularis) Gr. negative prefix α- a-; σπαθη spathē, σπαθης spathēs spatula, spoon; "Centre tail-feathers without a racket ... Bill flattened, the gonys and culmen flattened; plumage green, with a blue throat; tail-feathers 12. ... ASPATHA, g.n. ... 1. Aspatha gularis." (Sharpe 1892); "Aspatha Sharpe, Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., 17, 1892, p. 313 (in key), p. 331. Type, by monotypy, Prionites gularis Lafresnaye." (Peters, 1945, V, p. 221).
gulare / gularis
Mod. L. gularis of the throat, -throated, gular < L. gula throat.
● ex “Coucou Vulgaire d’Afrique” of Levaillant 1806, pl. 200 (Cuculus).
● ex “Gobe-mouche à gorge blanche” of Quoy & Gaimard 1830 (syn. Eopsaltria griseogularis).
● ex “Petit Rolle Violet à Gorge Bleue” of Levaillant 1806 (Eurystomus).
● ex “Cardinal d’Amérique” of Brisson 1760 (Paroaria).
● ex “Colombi-Caille” of Levaillant 1810, pl. 283, and Columba hottentotta Temminck, 1813 (artefact).
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)
