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Pygmy Longbill

Oedistoma pygmaeum Salvadori, AT 1876

The pygmy longbill or pygmy honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae. It is one of two species in the genus Oedistoma, which also includes the spectacled longbill. It is found in New Guinea and adjacent islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Melanocharitidae
Genus:
   Oedistoma
Scientific:
  Oedistoma pygmaeum


Original description

Citation:
  Salvadori, AT 1876

Reference:
   Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova 7(1875) p.952

Protonym:
  Oedistoma pygmaeum

Type locality:
  Arfak Mountains, New Guinea.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34621401


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  18A3897901D6894C

Avibase ID:
  avibase-18A38979

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/18A38979


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561643

Geographic range:

  • Oedistoma pygmaeum: New Guinea including some satellite islands
  • Oedistoma pygmaeum pygmaeum (pygmaeum): western New Guinea, including Misool (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)
  • Oedistoma pygmaeum pygmaeum (flavipectus): southern New Guinea (Etna Bay to Milne Bay)
  • Oedistoma pygmaeum pygmaeum (olivascens): northern coast of southeastern New Guinea (Milne Bay to Huon Peninsula)
  • Oedistoma pygmaeum waigeuense: Waigeo (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)
  • Oedistoma pygmaeum meeki: Goodenough and Fergusson, in D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)
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English:
Pygmy Longbill
Catalan:
picabaies becut pigmeu
Czech:
tenkozobka drobná
Danish:
Pygmæbærpikker
German:
Zwergpfriemschnabel
Spanish:
Picudo Pigmeo
Spanish (Spain):
Picudo Pigmeo
Finnish:
pikkumesikko
French:
Toxoramphe pygmée
Croatian:
mala papuanka
Hungarian:
törpebogyókapó
Italian:
Beccolungo pigmeo
Japanese (romaji):
kobitomitsusui
Japanese:
コビトミツスイ
Lithuanian:
Nykštukinė edistoma
Dutch:
Gele Dwerghoningjager
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Pygmébogenebb
Norwegian:
Pygmébuenebb
Polish:
nektarojad malutki
Portuguese:
pica-bagas-pigmeu
Portuguese (Portugal):
bicudo-pigmeu
Russian:
Крошечный иглоклюв
Slovak:
kvetozob trpasličí
Serbian:
Patuljasta lažna sunčica
Swedish:
pygmélångnäbb
Ukrainian:
Нектаролюб-крихітка
Chinese:
侏弯嘴吸蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
侏吸蜜鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Toxoramphe pygmée ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Toxoramphe pygmée ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Toxorhamphus pygmaeum) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Pygmy Honeyeater ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Oedistoma pygmaeum [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Oedistoma pygmaeum [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Oedistoma pygmaeum [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Pygmy Longbill ( Oedistoma pygmaeum) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Oedistoma pygmaeum [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Oedistoma pygmaeum [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: picabaies becut pigmeu
Czech: Medosavka malá, tenkozobka drobná
Danish: Pygmæbærpikker
German: Zwergpfriemschnabel, Zwerg-Pfriemschnabel
English: Gray-bellied Longbill, Grey-bellied Longbill, Pygmy Honeyeater, Pygmy Longbill
English, HBW: Pygmy Longbill
English (IOC): Pygmy Longbill
English (United States): Pygmy Longbill
Spanish: Pájaro Miel Pigmeo, Picudo Pigmeo
Spanish (Spain): Picudo Pigmeo
Spanish (HBW): Pygmy Longbill
Finnish: Pikkumesikko
French: Bec-alène pygmée, Toxoramphe pygmée
Croatian: mala papuanka
Hungarian: törpebogyókapó
Indonesian: Burung madu pigmi, Cucukpanjang Kerdil, Cucuk-panjang kerdil
Italian: Beccolungo pigmeo, Mangiamiele pigmeo
Japanese (romaji): kobitomitsusui
Japanese: コビトミツスイ
Scientific: Oedistoma pygmaeum, Oedistoma pygmaeum pygmaeum, Toxorhamphus pygmaeum
Lithuanian: Nykštukinė edistoma
Dutch: Gele Dwerghoningjager
Norwegian Nynorsk: Pygmébogenebb
Norwegian: Pygmébuenebb
Polish: nektarojad malutki
Portuguese: pica-bagas-pigmeu
Portuguese (Portugal): bicudo-pigmeu
Russian: Крошечный иглоклюв, Эдистома-крошка
Slovak: kvetozob trpasličí
Serbian: Patuljasta lažna sunčica
Swedish: Pygmebärpickare, pygméböjnäbb, pygmélångnäbb
Turkish: Küçük uzungaga
Ukrainian: Нектаролюб-крихітка
Chinese: 侏弯嘴吸蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 侏吸蜜鳥

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