Black-headed Myzomela Myzomela melanocephala Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (17)
- Monotypic
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 capnegre |
| Dutch | Savodwerghoningeter |
| English | Black-headed Myzomela |
| English (United States) | Black-headed Myzomela |
| French | Myzomèle à tête noire |
| French (France) | Myzomèle à tête noire |
| German | Savohonigfresser |
| Japanese | クロガシラミツスイ |
| Norwegian | svarthodehonningeter |
| Polish | miodówka czarnogłowa |
| Russian | Черноголовая медовка |
| Slovak | medárik čiernohlavý |
| Spanish | Mielero Cabecinegro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero cabecinegro |
| Swedish | guadalcanalmyzonela |
| Turkish | Kara Başlı Mizomela |
| Ukrainian | Медовичка чорноголова |
Myzomela melanocephala (Ramsay, 1879)
PROTONYM:
Cinnyris melanocephalus
Ramsay, 1879. Nature 20, p.125.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Guadalcanal Island.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MYZOMELA
- melanocephala / melanocephalon / melanocephalos / melanocephalum / melanocephalus
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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 Black-headed Myzomela
