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Mistletoebird

Dicaeum hirundinaceum (Shaw, G 1792)

The mistletoebird, also known as the mistletoe flowerpecker, is a species of flowerpecker native to most of Australia and also to the eastern Maluku Islands of Indonesia in the Arafura Sea between Australia and New Guinea. The mistletoebird eats mainly the berries of the parasitic mistletoe and is a vector for the spread of the mistletoe's seeds through its digestive system. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Dicaeidae
Genus:
   Dicaeum
Scientific:
  Dicaeum hirundinaceum


Original description

Citation:
  (Shaw, G 1792)

Reference:
   Nat. Miscellany 4 pl.114

Protonym:
  Motacilla hirundinacea

Type locality:
  New Holland.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44515444


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7CCB0FB6D6EEE92D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7CCB0FB6

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7CCB0FB6


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559733

Geographic range:

  • Dicaeum hirundinaceum: Torres Strait Islands and treed areas of mainland Australia
English:
Mistletoebird
Danish:
Mistelfugl
German:
Rotsteiß-Mistelfresser
Spanish:
Picaflores golondrina
French:
Dicée hirondelle


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Mistletoebird (hirundinaceum) ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Mistletoebird (nominate) ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Mistletoebird (nominate) ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Mistletoebird (nominate) ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Mistletoebird (nominate) ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Mistletoebird (nominate) ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Mistletoebird (nominate) ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Mistletoebird (nominate) ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Mistletoebird (nominate) ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Mistletoebird (Mistletoebird) ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Mistletoebird (Mistletoebird) ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Mistletoebird (Mistletoebird) ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Mistletoebird (Mistletoebird) ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Mistletoebird (Mistletoebird) ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Mistletoebird (Australian) ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Mistletoebird ( Dicaeum hirundinaceum) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Dicaeum [hirundinaceum or keiense] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Danish: Mistelfugl
German: Rotsteiß-Mistelfresser, Rotsteiß-Mistelfresser (hirundinaceum)
English: Mistletoebird, Mistletoebird (Australian), Mistletoebird (hirundinaceum), Mistletoebird (Mistletoebird), Mistletoebird (nominate)
English, HBW: Mistletoebird
English (IOC): Mistletoebird (Mistletoebird)
English (United States): Mistletoebird (Mistletoebird)
Spanish: Picaflores golondrina, Picaflores Golondrina (hirundinaceum)
Spanish (Spain): Picaflores golondrina (hirundinaceum)
French: Dicée hirondelle, Dicée hirondelle (hirundinaceum), Dicée hirondelle (nominal), Dicée hirondelle (nominale), Dicée hirondelle (race nominale)
Icelandic: Mistilplokkari (hirundinaceum)
Japanese (romaji): yadorigihanadori (hirundinaceum)
Japanese: ヤドリギハナドリ (hirundinaceum), ヤドリギハナドリ(hirundinaceum)
Scientific: Dicaeum hirundinaceum, Dicaeum hirundinaceum hirundinaceum, Dicaeum hirundinaceum tormenti, Dicaeum hirundinaceum yorki, Motacilla hirundinacea
Norwegian: mistelteinfugl (hirundinaceum)
Polish: kwiatówka rózowa, kwiatówka różowa, kwiatówka różowa (hirundinaceum)
Portuguese (Portugal): pica-flor-andorinha (hirundinaceum)
Russian: Ласточковый цветоед (hirundinaceum)
Slovak: bobuliar imelový (skup.)
Swedish: mistelblomsterpickare (hirundinaceum)
Turkish: Kırlangıç öksekuşu (hirundinaceum)

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