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Obscure Honeyeater
Caligavis obscura (De Vis, CW 1897)
The obscure honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in New Guinea. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Meliphagidae
Genus:
Caligavis
Scientific:
Caligavis obscura
Original description
Citation:
(De Vis, CW 1897)
Reference:
Ibis
Protonym:
Ptilotis obscura
Type locality:
Mt. Scratchley, southeastern New Guinea.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16189180
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
0A127E989920DB88
Avibase ID:
avibase-0A127E98
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0A127E98
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560798
Geographic range:
- Caligavis obscura: patchily in New Guinea (except south-central and northeastern)
- Caligavis obscura obscura: New Guinea (Weyland, Snow, and Sepik mountains)
- Caligavis obscura viridifrons: northeastern New Guinea (mountains of Bird's Head Peninsula)
Source: Clements checklist
Obscure Honeyeater
Catalan:
menjamel orellut
Czech:
medosavka žlutavohrdlá
Danish:
Sørgehonningæder
German:
Laubhonigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero Oscuro
Spanish (Spain):
Mielero Oscuro
Finnish:
lymylaulumesikko
French:
Méliphage obscur
Croatian:
gorski medojed
Hungarian:
lomblakó mézevő
Italian:
Succiamiele oscuro
Japanese (romaji):
papuamimijiromitsusui
Japanese:
パプアミミジロミツスイ
Lithuanian:
Dulsvasis medčiulpys
Dutch:
Loverhoningeter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Tveflekkhonningetar
Norwegian:
Tveflekkhonningeter
Polish:
maskowik pstrogłowy
Portuguese:
papa-mel-de-bigodes
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-mel-obscuro
Russian:
Тёмный медосос
Slovak:
medárik škvrnolíci
Swedish:
lövhonungsfågel
Ukrainian:
Медник темний
Chinese:
暗吸蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
暗色吸蜜鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Méliphage obscur ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Méliphage obscur ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Obscure Honeyeater ( Meliphaga obscura) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Obscure Honeyeater ( Meliphaga obscura) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Obscure Honeyeater ( Meliphaga obscura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Obscure Honeyeater ( Meliphaga obscura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Obscure Honeyeater ( Caligavis obscura) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Obscure Honeyeater ( Meliphaga obscura) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Meliphaga obscura [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Meliphaga obscura [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Meliphaga obscura [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Obscure Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus obscurus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lichenostomus obscurus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lichenostomus obscurus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: menjamel orellut
Czech: Medosavka tmavá, medosavka žlutavohrdlá
Danish: Sørgehonningæder
German: Laubhonigfresser, Laub-Honigfresser
English: Lemon-cheeked Honeyeater, Obscure Honeyeater
English, HBW: Obscure Honeyeater
English (IOC): Obscure Honeyeater
English (United States): Obscure Honeyeater
Spanish: Melífago Oscuro, Mielero Oscuro
Spanish (Spain): Mielero Oscuro
Spanish (HBW): Obscure Honeyeater
Finnish: Lymylaulumesikko
French: Méliphage à dos obscur, Méliphage obscur
Croatian: gorski medojed
Hungarian: lomblakó mézevő
Indonesian: Burung madu, Isapmadu Daun, Isap-madu daun
Italian: Mangiamiele guancelimone, Succiamiele oscuro
Japanese (romaji): papuamimijiromitsusui
Japanese: パプアミミジロミツスイ
Scientific: Caligavis obscura, Caligavis obscura obscura, Lichenostomus obscura, Lichenostomus obscurus, Lichenostomus obscurus obscurus, Meliphaga obscura, Ptilotis obscura
Lithuanian: Dulsvasis medčiulpys
Dutch: Loverhoningeter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tveflekkhonningetar
Norwegian: Tveflekkhonningeter
Polish: maskowik pstrogłowy, miodojad pstroglowy, miodojad pstrogłowy
Portuguese: papa-mel-de-bigodes
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-mel-obscuro
Russian: Тёмный медосос
Slovak: medárik škvrnolíci
Swedish: Lövhonungsfågel
Turkish: Yeşil-gri balkuşu
Ukrainian: Медник темний
Chinese: 暗吸蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 暗色吸蜜鳥
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