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Lesser Melampitta

Melampitta lugubris Schlegel, H 1871

The lesser melampitta is a medium-sized enigmatic terrestrial songbird of mountain forests of New Guinea. It is the only species in the genus Melampitta. It is now classified in the family Melampittidae, but in some other sources it is variously considered close to or in the Orthonychidae (logrunners), Paradisaeidae, Corcoracidae, Cnemophilidae (satinbirds) or Monarchidae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Melampittidae
Genus:
   Melampitta
Scientific:
  Melampitta lugubris

Original description

Citation:
  Schlegel, H 1871

Reference:
   Nederl. Tijdschr. Dierk. 4 p.47

Protonym:
  Melampitta lugubris

Type locality:
  Arf ak Mountains, New Guinea.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49085556

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  3F1AEE955EFD6303

Avibase ID:
  avibase-3F1AEE95

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/3F1AEE95

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561029

Geographic range:

  • Melampitta lugubris: montane New Guinea
  • Melampitta lugubris lugubris: western New Guinea (Arfak Mountains)
  • Melampitta lugubris rostrata: western New Guinea (Weyland and Nassau mountains)
  • Melampitta lugubris longicauda: New Guinea (Jayawijaya to Owen Stanley Mountains and Huon Peninsula)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Lesser Melampitta
Catalan:
melampita menuda
Czech:
rajkovec menší
Danish:
Lille Melampitta
German:
Glanzflöter
Spanish:
Melampita Chica
Spanish (Spain):
Melampita Chica
Finnish:
pittali
French:
Petite Mélampitte
Croatian:
mali crnjaš
Hungarian:
kis melampitta
Italian:
Melampitta minore
Japanese (romaji):
kurochimedori
Japanese:
クロチメドリ
Lithuanian:
Mažasis juodasis fleitininkas
Dutch:
Kleine Paradijspitta
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dvergmelampitta
Norwegian:
Dvergmelampitta
Polish:
czarniak mały
Portuguese:
melampita-pequeno
Portuguese (Portugal):
melampita-pequena
Russian:
Малая мелампитта
Slovak:
prespevák dlhonohý
Serbian:
Mala melampita
Swedish:
mindre svartpitta
Ukrainian:
Чорняк малий
Chinese:
小黑脚风鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
小黑腳鶇

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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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 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):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Petite Mélampitte ( Melampitta lugubris) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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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):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Melampitta lugubris [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Catalan: melampita menuda
Czech: Kosovec menší, rajkovec menší
Danish: Lille Melampitta, Lille Paradispitta
German: Glanzflöter
English: Lesser Blackwit, Lesser Melampitta
English, HBW: Lesser Melampitta
English (IOC): Lesser Melampitta
English (United States): Lesser Melampitta
Spanish: Melampita Chica, Melapita Chica
Spanish (Spain): Melampita Chica
Spanish (HBW): Lesser Melampitta
Finnish: Pikkujuoksutimali, pittali
French: Paradisier-flûtiste lugubre, Petite Mélampitte
Croatian: mali crnjaš
Hungarian: kis melampitta
Indonesian: Melampitta Kecil
Italian: Melampitta minore
Japanese (romaji): kurochimedori
Japanese: クロチメドリ
Scientific: Melampitta lugubris, Melampitta lugubris lugubris
Lithuanian: Mažasis juodasis fleitininkas
Dutch: Kleine Paradijspitta
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dvergmelampitta
Norwegian: Dvergmelampitta
Polish: czarniak maly, czarniak mały
Portuguese: melampita-pequeno
Portuguese (Portugal): melampita-pequena
Russian: Малая мелампитта, Малый чёрный флейтист
Slovak: prespevák dlhonohý
Serbian: Mala melampita
Swedish: Mindre melampitta, mindre svartpitta
Tai: Kausiunk
Turkish: Küçük melampit
Ukrainian: Чорняк малий
Chinese: 小黑脚风鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 小黑腳鶇

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