Elegant Honeyeater Microptilotis cinereifrons Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Subspecies (2)
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, and Hugh Ford
Version: 1.1 — Published August 18, 2021
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | menjamel elegant |
| Dutch | Sierlijke Honingeter |
| English | Elegant Honeyeater |
| English (United States) | Elegant Honeyeater |
| French | Méliphage de Rand |
| French (France) | Méliphage de Rand |
| German | Graustirn-Honigfresser |
| Japanese | ズグロキミミミツスイ |
| Norwegian | dryadehonningeter |
| Polish | miodojad ubogi |
| Russian | Элегантный медосос |
| Serbian | Kitnjasti medojed |
| Slovak | medárik pôvabný |
| Spanish | Mielero Elegante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero elegante |
| Swedish | elegant honungsfågel |
| Turkish | Rand Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Медолюб східний |
Microptilotis cinereifrons (Rand, 1936)
PROTONYM:
Meliphaga gracilis cinereifrons
Rand, 1936. American Museum Novitates no.872, p.20.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Rona, Central Division, Territory of Papua, southeastern New Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- Microptilotis
- cinereifrons
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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)
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Distribution of the Elegant Honeyeater
