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White-throated Honeyeater

Melithreptus albogularis Gould, J 1848

The white-throated honeyeater is a bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to New Guinea and eastern and northern Australia. It is 11.5 to 14.5 centimetres long, olive-green above and white below, with a black head, a white or pale blue patch over the eye, and a white stripe across the nape. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Meliphagidae
Genus:
   Melithreptus
Scientific:
  Melithreptus albogularis


Original description

Citation:
  Gould, J 1848

Reference:
   Birds Austral. [Gould] pt30 pl.74

Protonym:
  Melithreptus albogularis

Type locality:
  'Northern and Eastern Australia' [= Port Essington, Northern Territory; cf. de Schauensee, 1957, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 109, p. 224] .

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12863004


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  650D1F07DC6E3354

Avibase ID:
  avibase-650D1F07

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/650D1F07


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561083

Geographic range:

  • Melithreptus albogularis: south-central and southeastern New Guinea and northern and northeastern Australia
  • Melithreptus albogularis [albogularis or vinitinctus]: northern Australia (Kimberley, Western Australia to Cape York Peninsula)
  • Melithreptus albogularis inopinatus: eastern Australia (Cairns, Queensland to about Kempsey, New South Wales)
English:
White-throated Honeyeater
Catalan:
menjamel golablanc
Czech:
kystráček bělošíjný
Danish:
Hvidstrubet Honningæder
German:
Weißkehl-Honigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero Goliblanco
Spanish (Spain):
Mielero Goliblanco
Finnish:
lakkimesikko
French:
Méliphage à menton blanc
Croatian:
zelenoleđi medojed
Hungarian:
fehértorkú mézevő
Italian:
Succiamiele golabianca
Japanese (romaji):
nodojirohachimakimitsusui
Japanese:
ノドジロハチマキミツスイ
Lithuanian:
Baltagurklis vainikuotasis medsiurbys
Dutch:
Witkinhoningeter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitstrupehonningetar
Norwegian:
Hvitstrupehonningeter
Polish:
miodopoik białogardły
Portuguese:
papa-mel-de-papo-branco
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-mel-de-garganta-branca
Russian:
Белогорлая медвянка
Slovak:
medárik bielohrdlý
Swedish:
vitstrupig honungsfågel
Ukrainian:
Медопійник білогорлий
Chinese:
白喉抚蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
白喉撫蜜鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-throated Honeyeater ( Melithreptus albogularis) [version 1]
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):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
White-throated Honeyeater ( Melithreptus albogularis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Méliphage à menton blanc ( Melithreptus albogularis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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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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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Melithreptus albogularis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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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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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: menjamel golablanc
Czech: kystráček bělošijný, kystráček bělošíjný, Medozobka belohrdlá
Danish: Hvidstrubet Honningæder
German: Weißkehl-Honigfresser, Weißkinn-Honigfresser, Weißkinn-Honigschmecker
English: White throated Honeyeater, White-throated Honeyeater
English, HBW: White-throated Honeyeater
English (IOC): White-throated Honeyeater
English (United States): White-throated Honeyeater
Spanish: Mielero Goliblanco, Pájaro Miel de Garganta Blanca
Spanish (Spain): Mielero Goliblanco
Spanish (HBW): White-throated Honeyeater
Finnish: Lakkimesikko
French: Méliphage à menton blanc
Croatian: zelenoleđi medojed
Hungarian: fehértorkú mézevő
Indonesian: Burung madu, Isap-madu leher-putih, Isapmadu Leher-putih
Italian: Mangiamiele dai sopraccigli bianchi, Succiamiele golabianca
Japanese (romaji): nodojirohachimakimitsusui
Japanese: ノドジロハチマキミツスイ
Kazakh: ақтамақ балсорғыш
Scientific: Melithreptus albogularis, Melithreptus albogularis albogularis
Lithuanian: Baltagurklis vainikuotasis medsiurbys
Dutch: Witkinhoningeter, Witkin-honingeter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitstrupehonningetar
Norwegian: Hvitstrupehonningeter
Polish: miodopoik bialogardly, miodopoik białogardły
Portuguese: papa-mel-de-papo-branco
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-mel-de-garganta-branca
Russian: Белогорлая медвянка, Белогорлый венценосный медосос
Slovak: Medárik bielohrdlý
Swedish: Vitstrupig honungsfågel
Turkish: Ak boğazlı balkuşu
Ukrainian: Медопійник білогорлий
Chinese: 白喉抚蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 白喉撫蜜鳥

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