Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (3)
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, and Hugh Ford
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 10, 2013
Text last updated February 10, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Малък пъстър медояд |
| Catalan | menjamel estornellenc |
| Croatian | prugasti medojed |
| Dutch | Kleine lelhoningeter |
| English | Little Wattlebird |
| English (AVI) | Little Wattlebird |
| English (United States) | Little Wattlebird |
| Finnish | pikkuhelttamesikko |
| French | Méliphage à gouttelettes |
| French (Canada) | Méliphage à gouttelettes |
| German | Zimtflügel-Honigfresser |
| Japanese | ハイガシラミツスイ |
| Norwegian | banksiahonningeter |
| Polish | koralicowiec kosmaty |
| Russian | Рыжекрылый серёжкоух |
| Serbian | Mali resasti medojed |
| Slovak | medárik úhorový |
| Spanish | Mielero Alirrufo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero alirrufo |
| Swedish | banksiahonungsätare |
| Turkish | Kızıl Kanatlı Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Медолюб-сережник східний |
Anthochaera chrysoptera (Latham, 1801)
PROTONYM:
Merops chrysopterus
Latham, 1801. Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ, p.xxxiii.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Nova Hollandia [= Sydney, New South Wales] .
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ANTHOCHAERA
- chrysoptera / chrysopterum
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Anthochaera chrysoptera chrysoptera Scientific name definitions
Distribution
coastal SE Australia on and E of tablelands of Great Divide from SE Queensland (Dawes Range) S, including Fraser I, Stradbroke I and other islands, to SE Victoria, and W through SE South Australia to Adelaide.
Anthochaera chrysoptera chrysoptera (Latham, 1801)
PROTONYM:
Merops chrysopterus
Latham, 1801. Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ, p.xxxiii.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Nova Hollandia [= Sydney, New South Wales] .
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ANTHOCHAERA
- chrysoptera / chrysopterum
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Anthochaera chrysoptera halmaturina Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Kangaroo I, off South Australia.
Anthochaera chrysoptera halmaturina (Mathews, 1912)
PROTONYM:
Anellobia chrysoptera halmaturina
Mathews, 1912. The Austral Avian Record; a scientific journal devoted primarily to the study of the Australian avifauna 1 no.4, p.101.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ANTHOCHAERA
- chrysoptera / chrysopterum
- halmaturina / halmaturinus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Anthochaera chrysoptera tasmanica Scientific name definitions
Distribution
N and E Tasmania (and scattered records in SW and W and inland).
Anthochaera chrysoptera tasmanica (Mathews, 1912)
PROTONYM:
Anellobia chrysoptera tasmanica
Mathews, 1912. Novitates Zoologicae 18 (3), p.420.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Tasmania.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ANTHOCHAERA
- chrysoptera / chrysopterum
- tasmani / tasmanica / tasmanicum / tasmanicus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Little Wattlebird
