Black-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus affinis 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 January 12, 2018
Text last updated January 12, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | menjamel capnegre |
| Dutch | Zwartkophoningeter |
| English | Black-headed Honeyeater |
| English (United States) | Black-headed Honeyeater |
| French | Méliphage à tête noire |
| French (France) | Méliphage à tête noire |
| German | Schwarzkopf-Honigfresser |
| Japanese | ズグロミツスイ |
| Norwegian | svarthettehonningeter |
| Polish | miodopoik czarnogłowy |
| Russian | Черноголовая медвянка |
| Slovak | medárik kapucňový |
| Spanish | Mielero Carinegro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero carinegro |
| Swedish | svarthuvad honungsfågel |
| Turkish | Kara Başlı Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Медопійник чорноголовий |
Melithreptus affinis (Lesson, 1839)
PROTONYM:
Eidopsarus affinis
Lesson, 1839. Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2, p.167.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Nova Wallia meridionalis' [error = Tasmania] .
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELITHREPTUS
- affinae / affine / affinis
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 Black-headed Honeyeater
