Graceful Honeyeater Microptilotis gracilis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, and Hugh Ford
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | menjamel gràcil |
| Dutch | Priemsnavelhoningeter |
| English | Graceful Honeyeater |
| English (United States) | Graceful Honeyeater |
| French | Méliphage gracile |
| French (France) | Méliphage gracile |
| German | Feenhonigfresser |
| Indonesian | Meliphaga anggun |
| Japanese | ハシボソキミミミツスイ |
| Norwegian | nymfehonningeter |
| Polish | miodojad cienkodzioby |
| Russian | Изящный медосос |
| Slovak | medárik lužný |
| Spanish | Mielero Grácil |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero grácil |
| Swedish | slank honungsfågel |
| Turkish | Zarif Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Медолюб граційний |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy.
Microptilotis gracilis (Gould, 1866)
PROTONYM:
Ptilotis gracilis
Gould, 1866. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866, Part 2, p. 217.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape York, northern Queensland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- Microptilotis
- gracilis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: 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)
