Samoan Fantail Rhipidura nebulosa Scientific name definitions
Walter Boles
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2006
Text last updated January 1, 2006
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Catalan | cua de ventall de les Samoa |
Dutch | Samoawaaierstaart |
English | Samoan Fantail |
English (United States) | Samoan Fantail |
French | Rhipidure des Samoa |
French (France) | Rhipidure des Samoa |
German | Samoafächerschwanz |
Japanese | サモアオウギビタキ |
Norwegian | samoaviftestjert |
Polish | wachlarzówka popielata |
Russian | Самоанская веерохвостка |
Serbian | Samoanska lepezarka |
Slovak | vejárnik popolavý |
Spanish | Abanico Samoano |
Spanish (Spain) | Abanico samoano |
Swedish | samoasolfjäderstjärt |
Turkish | Samoa Katmerkuyruğu |
Ukrainian | Віялохвістка самоанська |
Rhipidura nebulosa Peale, 1849
PROTONYM:
Rhipidura nebulosa
Peale, 1849. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII: Mammalia and ornithology. 1st ed. 8, p.99.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Upolu, Samoa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- RHIPIDURA
- rhipidura / rhipidurus
- nebulosa / nebulosum / nebulosus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: 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)
Field Identification
Systematics History
Editor's Note: This article requires further editing work to merge existing content into the appropriate Subspecies sections. Please bear with us while this update takes place.
Validity of race altera questionable. Two subspecies tentatively recognized.Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Rhipidura nebulosa nebulosa Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Upolu, in Samoa.
Rhipidura nebulosa nebulosa Peale, 1849
PROTONYM:
Rhipidura nebulosa
Peale, 1849. Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Vol. VIII: Mammalia and ornithology. 1st ed. 8, p.99.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Upolu, Samoa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- RHIPIDURA
- rhipidura / rhipidurus
- nebulosa / nebulosum / nebulosus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: 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)
SUBSPECIES
Rhipidura nebulosa altera Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Savaii, in Samoa.
Rhipidura nebulosa altera Mayr, 1931
PROTONYM:
Rhipidura nebulosa altera
Mayr, 1931. American Museum Novitates no.502, p. 13.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Savaii, Samoa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- RHIPIDURA
- rhipidura / rhipidurus
- nebulosa / nebulosum / nebulosus
- alter / altera
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: 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)
Distribution
Editor's Note: Additional distribution information for this taxon can be found in the 'Subspecies' article above. In the future we will develop a range-wide distribution article.