The identity of two of Azara’s “mystery” waterbirds

The identity of two birds described from Paraguay by Félix de Azara as No. 378 “Ypacahá jaspeado encima” and No. 402 “Chorlito pies roxos” is elucidated for the first time. No. 378 refers to Ocellated Crake Micropygia schomburgkii and is the basis for the name Rallus maculosus of Vieillot, 1819. Ral...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Caldasia
Main Author: Paul Smith
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2018
Subjects:
Arenaria interpres morinella
Micropygia schomburgkii
Ocellated crake
Rallus maculosus
Ruddy turnstone
Totanus nigellus
Science
Q
Zoology
QL1-991
Botany
QK1-989
Arenaria interpres
Ruddy Turnstone
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v40n2.69840
https://doaj.org/article/929bfd13e84942c490e0c1e025802e21
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Summary:The identity of two birds described from Paraguay by Félix de Azara as No. 378 “Ypacahá jaspeado encima” and No. 402 “Chorlito pies roxos” is elucidated for the first time. No. 378 refers to Ocellated Crake Micropygia schomburgkii and is the basis for the name Rallus maculosus of Vieillot, 1819. Rallus maculosus Vieillot, 1819, is a nomen oblitum, unavailable for application. No. 402 is referable to Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres morinella and is the basis of the name Totanus nigellus Vieillot, 1816. Totanus nigellus Vieillot, 1816 is thus a junior synonym of Arenaria interpres morinella (Linnaeus, 1766) and available for application.

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