Puff-backed Honeyeater Meliphaga aruensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (2)
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, and Hugh Ford
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated July 3, 2013
Text last updated July 3, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | menjamel de les Aru |
| Dutch | Aroehoningeter |
| English | Puff-backed Honeyeater |
| English (United States) | Puff-backed Honeyeater |
| French | Méliphage bouffant |
| French (France) | Méliphage bouffant |
| German | Aruhonigfresser |
| Indonesian | Meliphaga aru |
| Japanese | オリーブキミミミツスイ |
| Norwegian | grovnebbhonningeter |
| Polish | miodojad żółtouchy |
| Russian | Аруанский медосос |
| Serbian | Aruanski medojed |
| Slovak | medárik hrubozobý |
| Spanish | Mielero de las Aru |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero de las Aru |
| Swedish | tjocknäbbad honungsfågel |
| Turkish | Yeşilce Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Медолюб асуанський |
Meliphaga aruensis (Sharpe, 1884)
PROTONYM:
Ptilotis aruensis
Sharpe, 1884. Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881-2, Aves, p.19.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Aru Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELIPHAGA
- aruense / aruensis
The Key to Scientific Names
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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 Puff-backed Honeyeater
