Gray-headed Oliveback / Nesocharis capistrata
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Gray-headed Oliveback
SCI Name:
Protonym: Pytelia capistrata J.Orn. 9 p.259
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Estrildidae / Nesocharis
Taxonomy Code: gyholi1
Type Locality: Bissao, Portuguese Guinea.
Author: Hartlaub
Publish Year: 1861
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
NESOCHARIS
(Estrildidae; Ϯ Shelley's Oliveback N. shelleyi) Gr. νησος nēsos island (= Fernando Póo); χαρις kharis, χαριτος kharitos loveliness < χαιρω khairō to rejoice; "NESOCHARIS, n. gen. Simile generi Spermestes dicto, sed rostro cyanescente debili, valde compresso et cauda brevi rotundata, pedibus caudam apicalem excedentibus distinguendum. Typus est 1. NESOCHARIS SHELLEYI, n. sp. ... Hab. Moka, Fernando Po, Dec. 12, 1902." (Alexander 1903).
Synon. Chlorestrilda, Delacourella.
capistrata
L. capistratus haltered < capistrum halter, band < capere to hold.
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)
