Red-headed Myzomela Myzomela erythrocephala Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (2)
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, and Hugh Ford
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 7, 2017
Text last updated September 7, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | mel·lífer cap-roig |
| Dutch | Roodkopdwerghoningeter |
| English | Red-headed Myzomela |
| English (Australia) | Red-headed Honeyeater |
| English (United States) | Red-headed Myzomela |
| French | Myzomèle à tête rouge |
| French (France) | Myzomèle à tête rouge |
| German | Rotkopf-Honigfresser |
| Indonesian | Myzomela kepala-merah |
| Japanese | ズアカミツスイ |
| Norwegian | rødhodehonningeter |
| Polish | miodówka czerwonogłowa |
| Russian | Красноголовая медовка |
| Serbian | Crvenoglava mizomela |
| Slovak | medárik červenohlavý |
| Spanish | Mielero Cabecirrojo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero cabecirrojo |
| Swedish | rödhuvad myzomela |
| Turkish | Kırmızı Başlı Mizomela |
| Ukrainian | Медовичка червоноголова |
Myzomela erythrocephala Gould, 1840
PROTONYM:
Myzomela erythrocephala
Gould, 1840. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1839), Pt7 no.82, p. 144.
TYPE LOCALITY:
northwestern coast of Australia [=West Kimberley Division, northern Western Australia, cf. Mees, 1961, Journ. Roy. Soc. Western Australia, 44, p. 112].
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MYZOMELA
- erythrocephala / erythrocephalum / erythrocephalus
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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 Red-headed Myzomela
