Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (17)
- Subspecies (3)
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, and Hugh Ford
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 28, 2013
Text last updated January 28, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | menjamel de Lewin |
| Dutch | Geeloorhoningeter |
| English | Lewin's Honeyeater |
| English (United States) | Lewin's Honeyeater |
| French | Méliphage de Lewin |
| French (France) | Méliphage de Lewin |
| German | Goldohr-Honigfresser |
| Japanese | キミミミツスイ |
| Norwegian | halvmånehonningeter |
| Polish | miodojad ciemny |
| Russian | Золотоухий медосос |
| Slovak | medárik zlatosluchý |
| Spanish | Mielero de Lewin |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero de Lewin |
| Swedish | gulörad honungsfågel |
| Turkish | Lewin Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Медолюб великий |
Meliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837)
PROTONYM:
Ptilotis lewinii
Swainson, 1837. On the natural history and classification of birds 2, p.326.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELIPHAGA
- lewinii
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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 Lewin's Honeyeater
