Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Dutch | Ornaathoningeter |
English | Ornate Melidectes |
English (United States) | Ornate Melidectes |
French | Méliphage maquillé |
French (France) | Méliphage maquillé |
German | Zimtbrust-Honigfresser |
Indonesian | Melidektes elok |
Japanese | ニクダレヤマミツスイ |
Norwegian | karnevalshonningeter |
Polish | dziwook ozdobny |
Russian | Украшенный медосос |
Slovak | medárik ozdobný |
Spanish | Mielero Maquillado |
Spanish (Spain) | Mielero maquillado |
Swedish | prakthonungsfågel |
Turkish | Süslü Balkuşu |
Ukrainian | Медвянець рудоволий |
Melidectes torquatus Sclater, 1874
PROTONYM:
Melidectes torquatus
Sclater, 1874. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1873), Part 3, p. 694 pl.55.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Hatam, Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop Peninsula, northwestern New Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELIDECTES
- torquatus
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Ornate Melidectes Melidectes torquatus Scientific name definitions
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, and Hugh Ford
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2008
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2008
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Ornate Melidectes Melidectes torquatus
Authors
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, and Hugh Ford
Recommended Citation
Higgins, P. J., L. Christidis, and H. Ford (2020). Ornate Melidectes (Melidectes torquatus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.ornmel1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- January 1, 2008
- Ornate Honeyeater Melidectes torquatus
Authors
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, and Hugh Ford
Recommended Citation
Higgins, P. J., L. Christidis, and H. Ford (2008). Ornate Honeyeater (Melidectes torquatus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.