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Kadavu Honeyeater

Meliphacator provocator (Layard, EL 1875)

The Kadavu honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Meliphacator. It is endemic to the islands of Kadavu in Fiji. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and tropical mangrove forests. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Meliphagidae
Genus:
   Meliphacator
Scientific:
  Meliphacator provocator

Original description

Citation:
  (Layard, EL 1875)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 1 p. 28

Protonym:
  Ptilotis provocator

Type locality:
  Kandavu Island, Fiji Islands.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28501175

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8E525496FB3287AB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8E525496

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8E525496

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 563705

Geographic range:

  • Meliphacator provocator: Kadavu (Fiji)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Kadavu Honeyeater
Catalan:
menjamel de l'illa Kadavu
Czech:
medosavka žlutolící
Danish:
Gulmasket Honningæder
German:
Goldaugen-Honigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero de la Kandavu
Spanish (Spain):
Mielero de la Kandavu
Finnish:
kadavunmesikko
French:
Méliphage de Kandavu
Croatian:
kadavuški medojed
Hungarian:
aranyszemű mézevő
Italian:
Succiamiele di Kadavu
Japanese (romaji):
kandabumitsusui
Japanese:
カンダブミツスイ
Lithuanian:
Fidžinis auksinis medsiurbys
Dutch:
Kandavuhoningeter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kadavuhonningetar
Norwegian:
Kadavuhonningeter
Polish:
miodojad złotooki
Portuguese:
papa-mel-de-kadavu
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-mel-de-kadavu
Russian:
Желтолицый фулехайо
Slovak:
medárik zlatooký
Serbian:
Medojed sa ostrva Kadavu
Swedish:
kadavuhonungsfågel
Ukrainian:
Медолюб кадавуйський
Chinese:
黄脸肉垂吸蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
坎達肉垂吸蜜鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Méliphage de Kandavu ( Xanthotis provocator)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Méliphage de Kandavu ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 1st edition:
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements, version 2021:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Clements, version 2022:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Clements, version 2023:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Clements 3rd edition:
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Foulehaio provocator)
Clements 4th edition:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 6th edition:
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Clements, version 2015:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Clements, version 2016:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Clements, version 2017:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Clements, version 2018:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Clements, version 2019:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
eBird version 1.50:
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
eBird version 1.52:
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
eBird version 1.53:
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
eBird version 1.54:
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
eBird version 1.55:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
eBird version 2015:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
eBird version 2016:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
eBird version 2017:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
eBird version 2018:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
eBird version 2019:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
eBird version 2021:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
eBird version 2022:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
eBird version 2023:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Yellow-faced Honeyeater ( Foulehaio provocator)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Yellow-faced Honeyeater ( Foulehaio provocator)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Kandavu Honeyeater ( Foulehaio provocator)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Foulehaio provocator
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Foulehaio provocator
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Foulehaio provocator
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Xanthotis provocator)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Kadavu Honeyeater ( Meliphacator provocator)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Xanthotis provocator
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Xanthotis provocator

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: menjamel de l'illa Kadavu
Czech: Medosavka žlutolící
Danish: Gulmasket Honningæder
German: Goldaugen-Honigfresser
English: Kadavu Honeyeater, Kandavu Honeyeater, Provocator Honeyeater, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Yellow-faced Xanthotis
English, HBW: Kadavu Honeyeater
English (IOC): Kadavu Honeyeater
English (United States): Kadavu Honeyeater
Spanish: Mielero de Kandavu, Mielero de la Kandavu, Pájaro Miel Provocador
Spanish (Spain): Mielero de la Kandavu
Spanish (HBW): Kadavu Honeyeater
Finnish: kadavunmesikko, Kadavusaarenmesikko, kandavunmesikko
French: Méliphage aux yeux dorés, Méliphage de Kadavu, Méliphage de Kandavu
Croatian: kadavuški medojed
Hungarian: aranyszemű mézevő
Italian: Mangiamiele facciagialla, Succiamiele di Kadavu
Japanese (romaji): kandabumitsusui
Japanese: カンダブミツスイ
Scientific: Foulehaio provocator, Meliphacator provocator, Ptilotis provocator, Xanthotis provocator
Lithuanian: Fidžinis auksinis medsiurbys
Dutch: Kandavuhoningeter, Kandavu-honingeter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kadavuhonningetar
Norwegian: Kadavuhonningeter
Polish: atolowiec złotooki, miodojad zlotooki, miodojad złotooki, miodowiec złotooki
Portuguese: papa-mel-de-kadavu
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-mel-de-kadavu
Russian: Желтолицый фулехайо, Золотоглазый фулехайо
Slovak: medárik zlatooký
Serbian: Medojed sa ostrva Kadavu
Swedish: Kadavuhonungsfågel
Turkish: Kandavu balkuşu
Ukrainian: Медолюб кадавуйський
Chinese: 黄脸肉垂吸蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 坎達肉垂吸蜜鳥

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