Colima Warbler / Leiothlypis crissalis
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Colima Warbler
SCI Name:
Protonym: Helminthophila crissalis Ibis p.380
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Parulidae / Leiothlypis
Taxonomy Code: colwar
Type Locality: Sierra Nevada de Colima, Mexico.
Author: Salvin & Godman
Publish Year: 1889
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
LEIOTHLYPIS
(Parulidae; Ϯ Tennessee Warbler L. peregrina) Gr. λειος leios plain; θλυπις thlupis unknown small bird. In ornithology thlypis signifies either a thin-billed tanager or, as in this case, a parulid warbler. "No generic name has been proposed for the clade formed by the six 'plain' species ... Therefore, I propose a new genus taxon for this clade. Leiothlypis, gen. nov. ... Differs from Oreothlypis ...in plain plumage without black markings on the head, upperparts and underparts. Differs from Vermivora ... in the plain head and wing pattern ... The name Leiothlypis is derived from the Greek λειος, meaning plain, and the Greek θλυπις, the name of a kind of finch said to be found in the codices of Aristoteles (Stejneger 1884). The gender of the name Leiothlypis is feminine" (Sangster 2008).
Var. Leiothylypis.
crissale / crissalis
Mod. L. crissalis crissal, of the vent < crissum vent, lower tail-coverts < L. crissare to copulate, “used of a certain motion of the haunches” (Coues 1882).
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)
