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Huon Melidectes Melidectes foersteri Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
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 de Foerster |
| Dutch | Försterhoningeter |
| English | Huon Melidectes |
| English (United States) | Huon Melidectes |
| Finnish | isonokimesikko |
| French | Méliphage de Foerster |
| French (France) | Méliphage de Foerster |
| German | Foersterhonigfresser |
| Japanese | フェルスターヤマミツスイ |
| Norwegian | bloddråpehonningeter |
| Polish | dziwook koralowy |
| Russian | Хуонский медосос |
| Slovak | medárik pestrohlavý |
| Spanish | Mielero de Foerster |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero de Foerster |
| Swedish | huonhonungsfågel |
| Turkish | Foerster Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Медвянець півострівний |
Melidectes foersteri (Rothschild & Hartert, 1911)
PROTONYM:
Melirrhophetes foersteri
Rothschild & Hartert, 1911. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 29, p.12.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Rawlinson Mountains, Huon Peninsula, New Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELIDECTES
- foersteri
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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 Huon Melidectes
