Myioborus ornatus (Boissonneau, 1840)

Cuervo, Andrés M. & Céspedes Arias, Laura N., 2023, The type of Setophaga ruficoronata (Kaup 1851) is a hybrid: implications for the taxonomy of Myioborus warblers (Passeriformes: Parulidae), Zootaxa 5383 (4), pp. 476-490 : 484

Myioborus ornatus sensu stricto ( Boissonneau, 1840)

Proposed English name: Clown Redstart. The name is a translation of the vernacular name used by locals: “payasito” (in Spanish), which refers to the white markings around bill and cheeks resembling a clown’s makeup. Protonym: Setophaga ornata . Type: MCZ 76106 ( Fig. 5 ). Type locality: “ Bogotá.” Range of the species: Eastern Andes of Colombia from Páramo de Sumapaz to the Tamá Massif in extreme western Venezuela. Monotypic. Unavailable names (synonyms):

flaveola (Lafresnaye, 1844) . Protonym: Setophaga flaveola . The true type of flaveola (MCZ 76106, Fig. 6A ) is a “ Bogotá ” skin in juvenile plumage corresponding to M. ornatus .

leucophomma ( Kaup, 1851) . Protonym: Setophaga leucophomma . The type (NML-VZ D2009, Fig. 6B ) is a “ Bogotá skin” corresponding to an immature M. ornatus .

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FIGURE 5. Type of Setophaga ornata Boissonneau, 1840 (MCZ 76106), currently treated as Myioborus ornatus sensu stricto. Dorsal, ventral, and side views, with the detail of the face. This is a “Bogotá” skin. Photographs by Jeremiah Trimble (Museum Comparative Zoology, Harvard University).

FIGURE 6. Type specimens of names synonymized with Myioborus ornatus sensu stricto, and M. chrysops. Types of flaveola (A, MCZ 76106) and leucophomma (B, NML-VZ D2009), which correspond to juvenile and immature individuals of M.ornatus, respectively. Kaup (1851) identified as flaveola a specimen that corresponds to M. chrysops (C, NML-VZ D1932), but this is not a true type specimen (see text). Photographs by Jeremiah Trimble (Museum Comparative Zoology, Harvard University), and by Tony Parker and John James Wilson (World Museum, National Museums Liverpool).