Species profile
Drymoica curvirostris
Drymoica curvirostris
Quick answer
TYPE MATERIAL: In the original description by Sundevall (1850: 104) both sexes are mentioned. In Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue only two specimens are listed and are referred to as “ f # ” and “ f # jun ”. All specimens were sexed by Wahlberg (according to Gyldenstolpe), but for this species all the original Wahlberg labels are lost. Gyldenstolpe (1926: 41) mentioned a female, referred to as “ cotype ” and an adult male as “ type ”. We treat the latter as a lectotype designation of NRM 568775 [6754], which is a study skin and may be female, but was referred to by both Sundevall and Gyldenstolpe as a probable male, collected 4 June 1840 in Durban. The paralectotype NRM 568776 [6753] is a study skin of a female, possibly juvenile, collected 20 June 1840 in Durban. VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
- Scientific name
- Drymoica curvirostris
- Family
- Sylviidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Drymoica
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