Crimson-headed Partridge / Haematortyx sanguiniceps
WBN 
Crimson-headed Partridge
SCI Name:
Protonym: Haematortyx sanguiniceps Ibis p.266
Taxonomy: Galliformes / Phasianidae / Haematortyx
Taxonomy Code: crhpar1
Type Locality: Lawas River, Borneo.
Author: Sharpe
Publish Year: 1879
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
HAEMATORTYX
(Phasianidae; Ϯ Crimson-headed Partridge H. sanguiniceps) Gr. αἱμα haima, αἱματος haimatos blood; ορτυξ ortux, ορτυγος ortugos quail; "HEMATORTYX, gen. n. Genus affine generi Rollulo, sed hallucis ungue majore, pilei crista minore et aliter formata, crista nuchali obsoleta, frontisque crinibus absentibus distinguendum. Typus est HÆMATORTYX SANGUINICEPS, sp. n." (Sharpe 1879); "Haematortyx Sharpe, 1879, Ibis, p. 266. Type, by original designation, Haematortyx sanguiniceps Sharpe, 1879." (JAJ 2021).
Var. Hematortyx (original spelling).
sanguiniceps
L. sanguis, sanguinis blood; -ceps -headed < caput, capitis head.
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)
