Macleay's Honeyeater Xanthotis macleayanus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (17)
- Monotypic
Martin B. H. Freeland
Version: 2.0 — Published January 20, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | menjamel de Macleay |
| Dutch | Bruinkaphoningeter |
| English | Macleay's Honeyeater |
| English (United States) | Macleay's Honeyeater |
| French | Méliphage de Macleay |
| French (France) | Méliphage de Macleay |
| German | Kappenhonigfresser |
| Japanese | シラフミツスイ |
| Norwegian | spraglehonningeter |
| Polish | dżunglarek czarnołbisty |
| Russian | Пёстрый медосос |
| Slovak | medárik fŕkaný |
| Spanish | Mielero de Macleay |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero de Macleay |
| Swedish | macleayhonungsfågel |
| Turkish | Macleay Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Медолюб квінслендський |
Revision Notes
Martin B. H. Freeland revised the account. JoAnn Hackos, Robin K. Murie, Daphne R. Walmer, and Miriam Kowarski copy edited the account. August Davidson-Onsgard curated the media. Huy C. Truong updated the distribution map.
Xanthotis macleayanus (Ramsay, 1875)
PROTONYM:
Ptilotis macleayana
Ramsay, 1875. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1, p.10.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cardwell, northern Queensland; subsequent restriction to Cooktown, northern Queensland, by Mathews, 1924, Birds Australia, 11, p. 481, is invalid; cf., also, Hindwood, 1946, Rec. Austr. Mus., 21, p. 392.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- XANTHOTIS
- xanthotis
- macleayanus
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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)
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Distribution of the Macleay's Honeyeater
