Greater Melampitta Megalampitta gigantea Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
Walter Boles
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Paradijspitta |
| English | Greater Melampitta |
| English (United States) | Greater Melampitta |
| French | Grande Mélampitte |
| French (France) | Grande Mélampitte |
| German | Rußflöter |
| Indonesian | Melampitta besar |
| Japanese | オオクロチメドリ |
| Norwegian | stormelampitta |
| Polish | czarniak duży |
| Russian | Большая мелампитта |
| Serbian | Velika melampita |
| Slovak | prespevák veľký |
| Spanish | Melampita Grande |
| Spanish (Spain) | Melampita grande |
| Swedish | större svartpitta |
| Turkish | Büyük Melampit |
| Ukrainian | Чорняк великий |
Revision Notes
Claire Walter prepared the account for the 2023 Clements taxonomy update.
Megalampitta gigantea (Rothschild, 1899)
PROTONYM:
Mellopitta gigantea
Rothschild, 1899. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 7, p.137.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mount Moari, Arfak Mountains, New Guinea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGALAMPITTA
- gigantea / giganteus
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)
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Distribution of the Greater Melampitta
