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Yellow-spotted Honeyeater

Meliphaga notata (Gould, J 1867)

The yellow-spotted honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is also known as the lesser lewin. The bird is endemic to northern Queensland. The bird's common name refers to the yellow patch that members of the species have behind their eyes. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Meliphagidae
Genus:
   Meliphaga
Scientific:
  Meliphaga notata


Original description

Citation:
  (Gould, J 1867)

Reference:
   Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (3), 20 p.269

Protonym:
  Ptilotis notata

Type locality:
  Cape York, northern Queensland.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22222741


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  80CAC2CDE36E04BD

Avibase ID:
  avibase-80CAC2CD

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/80CAC2CD


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561075

Geographic range:

  • Meliphaga notata: northeastern Australia
  • Meliphaga notata notata: Cape York Peninsula and southwestern Torres Strait Islands (northern Queensland)
  • Meliphaga notata mixta: northeastern Queensland (Mossman to Burdekin River)
English:
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
Catalan:
menjamel de taques grogues
Czech:
medosavka malá
Danish:
Gulplettet Honningæder
German:
Torreshonigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero Marcado
Spanish (Spain):
Mielero Marcado
Finnish:
nokilaulumesikko
French:
Méliphage marqué
Croatian:
žutouhi medojed
Hungarian:
torres-szorosi mézevő
Italian:
Succiamiele macchiegialle
Japanese (romaji):
kokimimimitsusui
Japanese:
コキミミミツスイ
Lithuanian:
Geltondėmis medčiulpys
Dutch:
Torreshoningeter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gulflekkhonningetar
Norwegian:
Gulflekkhonningeter
Polish:
miodojad żółtoplamy
Portuguese:
papa-mel-de-marca-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-mel-marcado
Russian:
Малый медосос
Slovak:
medárik žltoškvrnitý
Serbian:
Žutopegi medojed
Swedish:
gulfläckig honungsfågel
Ukrainian:
Медолюб малий
Chinese:
黄斑吸蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
黃斑吸蜜鳥


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 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:
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Méliphage marqué ( Meliphaga notata) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Méliphage marqué ( Meliphaga notata) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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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 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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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:
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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 de taques grogues
Czech: Medosavka malá
Danish: Gulplettet Honningæder
German: Torres Honigfresser, Torreshonigfresser
English: Lesser Lewin Honeyeater, Yellow spotted Honeyeater, Yellow-spotted Honeyeater, Yellow-spotted Meliphaga
English, HBW: Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
English (IOC): Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
English (United States): Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
Spanish: Melífago de Lewin Chico, Mielero Marcado
Spanish (Spain): Mielero Marcado
Spanish (HBW): Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
Finnish: Nokilaulumesikko
French: Méliphage à taches, Méliphage marqué
Croatian: žutouhi medojed
Hungarian: torres-szorosi mézevő
Italian: Mangiamiele minore di Lewin, Succiamiele macchiegialle
Japanese (romaji): kokimimimitsusui
Japanese: コキミミミツスイ
Scientific: Meliphaga notata, Meliphaga notata notata, Ptilotis notata
Lithuanian: Geltondėmis medčiulpys
Dutch: Torreshoningeter, Torres-honingeter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gulflekkhonningetar
Norwegian: Gulflekkhonningeter
Polish: miodojad zóltoplamy, miodojad żółtoplamy, Miodojad żółtoplany
Portuguese: papa-mel-de-marca-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-mel-marcado
Russian: Желтопятнистый медосос, Малый медосос
Slovak: medárik žltoškvrnitý, medárik žltoškvrnný
Serbian: Medojed sa žutim pegama, Žutopegi medojed
Swedish: Gulfläckig honungsfågel
Turkish: Küçük Lewin balkuşu
Ukrainian: Медолюб малий
Chinese: 黄斑吸蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 黃斑吸蜜鳥

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