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Arfak Honeyeater

Melipotes gymnops Sclater, PL 1874

The Arfak honeyeater or bare-eyed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia, where it lives in subtropical and tropical moist montane forest, at elevations ranging from 1,200 to 2,700 m. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Meliphagidae
Genus:
   Melipotes
Scientific:
  Melipotes gymnops

Original description

Citation:
  Sclater, PL 1874

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London (1873), Part 3, p. 695 pl.56

Protonym:
  Melipotes gymnops

Type locality:
  Hatam, Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop Peninsula, northwestern New Guinea.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28504984

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  36762A28A299147E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-36762A28

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/36762A28

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561081

Geographic range:

  • Melipotes gymnops: northwestern New Guinea (Arfak, Tamrau, and Wandammen mountains)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Arfak Honeyeater
Catalan:
menjamel de les muntanyes Arfak
Czech:
medáček plodožravý
Danish:
Arfakhonningæder
German:
Fleckenbauch-Honigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero de las Arfak
Spanish (Spain):
Mielero de las Arfak
Finnish:
arfakinkaljumesikko
French:
Méliphage à ventre tacheté
Croatian:
žutolici medojed
Hungarian:
foltoshasú mézevő
Italian:
Succiamiele degli Arfak
Japanese (romaji):
nishikihoomitsusui
Japanese:
ニシキホオミツスイ
Lithuanian:
Dėmėtašonis melipotas
Dutch:
Arfakhoningeter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Arfakhonningetar
Norwegian:
Arfakhonningeter
Polish:
dziwoliczek złoty
Portuguese:
papa-mel-de-arfak
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-mel-das-arfak
Russian:
Арфакский нектаролюб
Slovak:
medárik škvrnitobruchý
Swedish:
arfakhonungsfågel
Ukrainian:
Медвянчик західний
Chinese:
阿法饮蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
阿法克飲蜜鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Méliphage à ventre tacheté ( Melipotes gymnops)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Méliphage à ventre tacheté ( Melipotes gymnops)
Clements 1st edition:
Arfak Melipotes ( Melipotes gymnops)
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Arfak Melipotes ( Melipotes gymnops)
Clements 4th edition:
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Arfak Melipotes ( Melipotes gymnops)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Arfak Melipotes ( Melipotes gymnops)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Bare-eyed Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Bare-eyed Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Bare-eyed Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Bare-eyed Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Bare-eyed Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Bare-eyed Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Bare-eyed Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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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 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Western Smoky Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Melipotes gymnops
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Melipotes gymnops
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Melipotes gymnops
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Arfak Honeyeater ( Melipotes gymnops)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melipotes gymnops
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melipotes gymnops

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: menjamel de les muntanyes Arfak
Czech: medáček plodožravý, Mednatka hbitá
Danish: Arfakhonningæder
German: Fleckenbauch-Honigfresser
English: Arfak Honeyeater, Arfak Melipotes, Bare-eyed Honeyeater, Large Honeyeater, Spot-bellied Honeyeater, Western Melipotes, Western Smoky Honeyeater, Western Smoky-Honeyeater
English, HBW: Arfak Honeyeater
English (IOC): Arfak Honeyeater
English (United States): Arfak Honeyeater
Spanish: Mielero de las Arfak, Pájaro Azúcar Arfak
Spanish (Spain): Mielero de las Arfak
Spanish (HBW): Arfak Honeyeater
Finnish: arfakinkaljumesikko, Keltakaljumesikko
French: Méliphage à ventre tacheté
Croatian: žutolici medojed
Hungarian: foltoshasú mézevő
Indonesian: Burung madu Arfak, Melipotes Arfak
Italian: Succhiamiele affumicato dell'Arfak, Succiamiele degli Arfak
Japanese (romaji): nishikihoomitsusui
Japanese: ニシキホオミツスイ
Scientific: Melipotes gymnops
Lithuanian: Dėmėtašonis melipotas
Dutch: Arfakhoningeter, Arfak-honingeter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Arfakhonningetar
Norwegian: Arfakhonningeter
Polish: dziwoliczek zloty, dziwoliczek złoty, Dziwook złoty
Portuguese: papa-mel-de-arfak
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-mel-das-arfak
Russian: Арфакский нектаролюб, Пятнистобрюхий мелипот
Slovak: medárik škvrnitobruchý
Swedish: Arfakhonungsfågel
Turkish: Arfak balkuşu
Ukrainian: Медвянчик західний
Chinese: 阿法饮蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 阿法克飲蜜鳥, 阿法飲蜜鳥

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