Mao Gymnomyza samoensis Scientific name definitions
- EN Endangered
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, and Hugh Ford
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 29, 2016
Text last updated December 29, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | menjamel mao |
| Dutch | Samoahoningeter |
| English | Mao |
| English (United States) | Mao |
| French | Méliphage mao |
| French (France) | Méliphage mao |
| German | Maohonigfresser |
| Japanese | ハシグロオオミツスイ |
| Norwegian | maohonningeter |
| Polish | atolowiec czarny |
| Russian | Самоанский мао |
| Serbian | Samoanski džinovski medojed |
| Slovak | medárik mao |
| Spanish | Mielero Mao |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero mao |
| Swedish | samoahonungsfågel |
| Turkish | Mao Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Мао самоанський |
Gymnomyza samoensis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)
PROTONYM:
Merops samoensis
Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841. Annales des Sciences Naturelles Zoologie (2), 16, p.314.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Samoa Islands ; restricted to Upolu Island by Mayr, 1932, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 516, p. 2.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- Gymnomyza
- samoensis
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 Mao
