Avibase: Pilherodius pileatus (Capped Heron)

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Capped Heron

Pilherodius pileatus (Boddaert, P 1783)

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This table contains the extended synonymy (excluding common names) for the taxonomic concept Pilherodius pileatus. This includes all variations of the name (e.g. emendations, recombination, published spelling errors), as well as any known nomenclatural synonyms found in Avibase (e.g. all species, subspecies, subsumed subspecies, junior synonmyms and other taxon names now placed in synonymy). Vernacular synonyms can also be found on the main summary page.

Original description

Scientific:   Pilherodius pileatus
Citation:   (Boddaert, P 1783)
Protonym:   Ardea pileata
Reference:   Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton
Publication:   https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/88617#page/76/mode/1up
Type locality:   Cayenne.

Synonyms

Avibase name	Synonym	Synonym type	Protonym	Citation	Reference
Pilherodius pileatus	Ardea pileata	protonym (original spelling)	Ardea pileata	Boddaert, P 1783	Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton p.54
Pilherodius pileatus	Pilherodius pileatus	currently in use	Ardea pileata	Boddaert, P 1783	Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton p.54
Pilherodius pileatus	Nycticorax pileatus	spelling variant (e.g. recombination, emendation)	Ardea pileata	Boddaert, P 1783	Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton p.54
Pilherodius pileatus	Nyctocorax pileatus	spelling variant (e.g. recombination, emendation)	Ardea pileata	Boddaert, P 1783	Table Planches Enlum. D'Aubenton p.54
Pilherodius pileatus	Ardea pileata	junior synonym	Ardea pileata	Latham, J 1790	Index Orn. 2 p.695