Species profile
South Island Piopio
Turnagra capensis
Quick answer
Tanagra capensis Sparrman, 1787 MZUT AV 2962; previously mounted; unsexed adult; New Zealand, no date; purchased by F. Defilippi for MZUT, in 1846. MZUT AV 4244; previously mounted; unsexed adult; New Zealand, no date; purchased in Milano by G. Gené for MZUT, in September 1844. Remarks. — Filippo Defilippi (1814 – 67) succeeded G. Gené as head of the Zoological Museum of Torino, of which he was director in 1848 – 67. It is probable that at least MZUT AV 4244 has the same provenance as one of two specimens in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano (no. 12968, unsexed, mounted, from ‘ Nov. Zealand’). Based on a manuscript catalogue produced by Defilippi, we know that it was purchased from L. Colombo in 1844 (Violani et al. 1984).
- Scientific name
- Turnagra capensis
- Family
- Ptilonorhynchidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Turnagra
- Conservation status
- Extinct
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