White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Monotypic
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, Hugh Ford, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated June 7, 2016
Text last updated June 7, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Източен беловежд медояд |
| Catalan | menjamel de clatell blanc oriental |
| Croatian | oštrokljuni medojed |
| Dutch | Diadeemhoningeter |
| English | White-naped Honeyeater |
| English (AVI) | White-naped Honeyeater |
| English (United States) | White-naped Honeyeater |
| Finnish | punakulmamesikko |
| French | Méliphage à lunule |
| French (Canada) | Méliphage à lunule |
| German | Mondstreif-Honigfresser |
| Japanese | ハチマキミツスイ |
| Norwegian | hvitnakkehonningeter |
| Polish | miodopoik czerwonobrewy |
| Russian | Краснобровая медвянка |
| Serbian | Belokruni medojed |
| Slovak | medárik eukalyptový |
| Spanish | Mielero Nuquiblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero nuquiblanco oriental |
| Swedish | vitnackad honungsfågel |
| Turkish | Hilal Enseli Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Медопійник червонобровий |
Melithreptus lunatus (Vieillot, 1802)
PROTONYM:
Certhia lunata
Vieillot, 1802. Oiseaux dorés, ou à reflets métalliques 2, p.95 pl.61.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Nouvelle Hollande [= New South Wales] .
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- MELITHREPTUS
- lunatus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the White-naped Honeyeater
