Vogelkop Melidectes Melidectes leucostephes Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
Peter J. Higgins, Les Christidis, and Hugh Ford
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated March 28, 2019
Text last updated March 28, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | menjamel de Vogelkop |
| Dutch | Witmaskerhoningeter |
| English | Vogelkop Melidectes |
| English (United States) | Vogelkop Melidectes |
| French | Méliphage à face blanche |
| French (France) | Méliphage à face blanche |
| German | Diademhonigfresser |
| Indonesian | Melidektes vogelkop |
| Japanese | シロガオヤマミツスイ |
| Norwegian | hvitskjegghonningeter |
| Polish | dziwook białoczelny |
| Russian | Белолицый медосос |
| Slovak | medárik bledozobý |
| Spanish | Mielero de Vogelkop |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mielero de Vogelkop |
| Swedish | vogelkophonungsfågel |
| Turkish | Vogelkop Balkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Медвянець білолобий |
Melidectes leucostephes (Meyer, 1874)
PROTONYM:
Melirrhophetes leucostephes
Meyer, 1874. Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe 70(1874), p.110.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Hatam, Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop Peninsula, northwestern New Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MELIDECTES
- leucostephes
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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 Vogelkop Melidectes
