Ramón Urbano's Musician Wren (1 Viewer)

Björn Bergenholtz

(former alias "Calalp")

• Nov 17, 2016

• #1

Curious by Melanie's recent Post (here) I took a quick look at:

urbanoi as in the:
• subspecies Cyphorhinus arada urbanoi ZIMMER & PHELPS 1946 (OD unseen, by me) ...

Today's HBW Alive Key explain this Eponym as:

urbanoi
Ramón Urbano (b. 1917) Venezuelan collector for the Phelpses (syn. Cyphorhinus arada).

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I guess (!), without knowing Spanish, that we´re dealing with this Ramón Urbano (here): Ramón Antonio Urbano (1917–1986) a k a “El Hombre Pájaro” ("The Bird Man").

Born 8 August 1917, in San Pablo, Estado Yaracuy ... and died 3 June 1986, in Caracas, Venezuela.

If "his" bird is valid or not? That´s beyond my grasp.

However; enjoy!

Björn

 

l_raty

laurent raty

• Nov 17, 2016

• #2

The OD is [here].

Leucolepis arada urbanoi, new subspecies
[...]
This new race has been named in honor of Señor Ramón Urbano, the collector.

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Björn Bergenholtz

(former alias "Calalp")

• Nov 17, 2016

• #3

Thanks Laurent, I guess it was him (here).

 

Taphrospilus

Well-known member

• Oct 22, 2020

• #4

Is faroensis as well in the new BOW Key? I asked as it was not present in The Helm dictionary of scientific bird names. The name is for Faro, Pará near Rio Nhamundá according OD (same as for urbanoi). or is it Lago de Faro?

 

Last edited: Oct 22, 2020

Björn Bergenholtz

(former alias "Calalp")

• Oct 22, 2020

• #5

• "Leucolepis arada faroensis" ZIMMER & PHELPS, 1946, (here, on p.19): "TYPE: From Faro (Castanhal), Rio Jamundá, north bank of the Amazon River, Brazil."

Not to confuse with "S. [Sturnus] faroensis" FEILDEN 1872 (here, in text, see PS.), from the "Færoe Islands"

Neither with Brehm's "Somateria Færœensis", nor his "Hydrobates Færœensis" (both 1831), of the same Northern origin.

 

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James Jobling

Well-known member

• Oct 22, 2020

• #6

Key MS has:

faeroeensis / faeroensis
Færoe or Faroe Is. (Danish Færøerne), North Atlantic Ocean.

faroeensis
Færoe Is.

faroensis
• Faro, Rio Jamundá / Rio Nhamundá, Pará, Brazil (syn. Cyphorhinus arada).
• Færoe Is. (subsp. Sturnus vulgaris).

 

Last edited: Oct 22, 2020

Taphrospilus

Well-known member

• Mar 17, 2021

• #7

Nothing really new. Just what The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims:

Musician Wren ssp. Cyphorhinus arada urbanoi Zimmer & W. H. Phelps, 1946
Ramón Urbano (b.1917) was a Venezuelan collector who worked for the Phelps family for 20 years at Estación Biológica de Rancho Grande. He collected the holotype (1944).

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Take it for what's worth.

 

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PScofield

Well-known member

• Mar 18, 2021

• #8

Name	Ramon A Urbano
Birth	31 Aug 1917 San Felipe, Venezuela

 

Taphrospilus

Well-known member

• Mar 18, 2021

• #9

Sure and died 3 June 1986 in Caracas see post #1.