Sooty Honeyeater Melionyx fuscus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (19)
- Subspecies (2)
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, and Hugh Ford
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | menjamel fuliginós |
| Dutch | Roethoningeter |
| English | Sooty Honeyeater |
| English (United States) | Sooty Honeyeater |
| French | Méliphage fuligineux |
| French (France) | Méliphage fuligineux |
| German | Buntwarzen-Honigfresser |
| Indonesian | Isap-madu jelaga |
| Japanese | ススイロヤマミツスイ |
| Norwegian | sothonningeter |
| Polish | czarnomiodal ubogi |
| Russian | Тёмный нектароед |
| Serbian | Čađavi melidektes medojed |
| Slovak | medárik vrchovský |
| Spanish | Mielero Fuliginoso |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero fuliginoso |
| Swedish | sothonungsfågel |
| Turkish | Baruti Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Медвянець чорний |
Revision Notes
Claire Walter prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Melionyx fuscus (De Vis, 1897)
PROTONYM:
Acanthochoera fusca
De Vis, 1897. Ibis, p.383.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mt. Scratchley, Wharton Range, southeastern New Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- Melionyx
- fuscus
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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)
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Distribution of the Sooty Melidectes
