Ruby-throated Myzomela Myzomela eques Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Subspecies (4)
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, and Hugh Ford
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated November 7, 2018
Text last updated November 7, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | mel·lífer gorja-roig |
| Dutch | Roodkindwerghoningeter |
| English | Ruby-throated Myzomela |
| English (United States) | Ruby-throated Myzomela |
| French | Myzomèle à menton rouge |
| French (France) | Myzomèle à menton rouge |
| German | Rotkehl-Honigfresser |
| Indonesian | Myzomela eques |
| Japanese | アカボシミツスイ |
| Norwegian | rødstrupehonningeter |
| Polish | miodówka czerwonogardła |
| Russian | Красногорлая медовка |
| Slovak | medárik džungľový |
| Spanish | Mielero Barbirrojo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero barbirrojo |
| Swedish | rubinstrupig myzomela |
| Turkish | Yakut Boğazlı Mizomela |
| Ukrainian | Медовичка червоногорла |
Myzomela eques (Lesson & Garnot, 1827)
PROTONYM:
Cinnyris eques
Lesson & Garnot, 1827. Bulletin des Sciences Naturelles et de Géologie 11, p.386.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Waigeu Island and Dorei, northwestern New Guinea; restricted to Waigeu by Mayr, 1941, List New Guinea Birds, p. 193.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MYZOMELA
- eques
The Key to Scientific Names
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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 Ruby-throated Myzomela
