Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops 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 January 21, 2013
Text last updated January 21, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Жълтолик медояд |
| Catalan | menjamel caragroc |
| Croatian | prugastolici medojed |
| Dutch | Geelmaskerhoningeter |
| English | Yellow-faced Honeyeater |
| English (AVI) | Yellow-faced Honeyeater |
| English (United States) | Yellow-faced Honeyeater |
| Finnish | viiksilaulumesikko |
| French | Méliphage à joues d'or |
| French (Canada) | Méliphage à joues d'or |
| German | Dreistreifen-Honigfresser |
| Japanese | キホオコバシミツスイ |
| Norwegian | gulstripehonningeter |
| Polish | maskowik pręgolicy |
| Russian | Желтолицый медосос |
| Serbian | Žutoliki medojed |
| Slovak | medárik topásový |
| Spanish | Mielero Carigualdo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero carigualdo |
| Swedish | gulkindad honungsfågel |
| Turkish | Sarı Yanaklı Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Медник жовтощокий |
Caligavis chrysops (Latham, 1801)
PROTONYM:
Sylvia chrysops
Latham, 1801. Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ, p.liv.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Nova Hollandia; restricted to Sydney, New South Wales, by Mathews, 1912, Novit. Zool., 18 (1911), p. 406; cf. Stresemann, 1951, Emu, 50, p. 68.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CALIGAVIS
- chrysops
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
Caligavis chrysops barroni Scientific name definitions
Distribution
montane NE Queensland from Shiptons Flat–Mt Amos–Mt Finnigan (near Cooktown) S, including Atherton and Windsor–Carbine Tablelands, to Clarke–Connors Ranges, in NE Australia.
Caligavis chrysops barroni (Mathews, 1912)
PROTONYM:
Ptilotis chrysops barroni
Mathews, 1912. Novitates Zoologicae 18 (3), p.406.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cairns, northern Queensland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CALIGAVIS
- chrysops
- barroni
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
Caligavis chrysops chrysops Scientific name definitions
Distribution
NE Queensland (Dawson–Mackenzie Basin) S, inland to W slopes of Great Divide (scattered records W of this range), to Victoria and SE South Australia.
Caligavis chrysops chrysops (Latham, 1801)
PROTONYM:
Sylvia chrysops
Latham, 1801. Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ, p.liv.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Nova Hollandia; restricted to Sydney, New South Wales, by Mathews, 1912, Novit. Zool., 18 (1911), p. 406; cf. Stresemann, 1951, Emu, 50, p. 68.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CALIGAVIS
- chrysops
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
Caligavis chrysops samueli Scientific name definitions
Distribution
S Flinders Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges and Fleurieu Peninsula, in SE South Australia.
Caligavis chrysops samueli (Mathews, 1912)
PROTONYM:
Ptilotis chrysops samueli
Mathews, 1912. The Austral Avian Record; a scientific journal devoted primarily to the study of the Australian avifauna 1 no.4, p.99.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Eyre's Peninsula, South Australia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CALIGAVIS
- chrysops
- samueli
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)
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Distribution of the Yellow-faced Honeyeater
