New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (3)
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, and Hugh Ford
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 23, 2017
Text last updated February 23, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | menjamel de Nova Zelanda |
| Dutch | Maoribelvogel |
| English | New Zealand Bellbird |
| English (New Zealand) | Bellbird |
| English (United States) | New Zealand Bellbird |
| French | Méliphage carillonneur |
| French (France) | Méliphage carillonneur |
| German | Maorihonigfresser |
| Icelandic | Bjöllufugl |
| Japanese | ニュージーランドミツスイ |
| Norwegian | maorihonningeter |
| Polish | szmaragdowiec (zwyczajny) |
| Russian | Коримако |
| Serbian | Medojed zvonar |
| Slovak | medárik makomako |
| Spanish | Mielero Maorí |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero maorí |
| Swedish | korimako |
| Turkish | Yeşil-Mor Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Макомако новозеландський |
Anthornis melanura (Sparrman, 1786)
PROTONYM:
Certhia melanura
Sparrman, 1786. Museum Carlsonianum, in quo novas et selectas aves, coloribus ad vivum brevique descriptione illustratas (etc.) fasc.1 no.v.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Promontorium Bonae Spei [error = Queen Chai'lotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand] .
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANTHORNIS
- melanura
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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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the New Zealand Bellbird
