Ornate Melidectes Melidectes torquatus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Subspecies (6)
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, and Hugh Ford
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2008
Text last updated January 1, 2008
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | menjamel maquillat |
| Dutch | Ornaathoningeter |
| English | Ornate Melidectes |
| English (United States) | Ornate Melidectes |
| French | Méliphage maquillé |
| French (France) | Méliphage maquillé |
| German | Zimtbrust-Honigfresser |
| Indonesian | Melidektes elok |
| Japanese | ニクダレヤマミツスイ |
| Norwegian | karnevalshonningeter |
| Polish | dziwook ozdobny |
| Russian | Украшенный медосос |
| Slovak | medárik ozdobný |
| Spanish | Mielero Maquillado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero maquillado |
| Swedish | prakthonungsfågel |
| Turkish | Süslü Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Медвянець рудоволий |
Melidectes torquatus Sclater, 1874
PROTONYM:
Melidectes torquatus
Sclater, 1874. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1873), Part 3, p. 694 pl.55.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Hatam, Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop Peninsula, northwestern New Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELIDECTES
- torquatus
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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 Ornate Melidectes
