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Huon Melidectes
Melidectes foersteri (Rothschild & Hartert, 1911)
The Huon Melidectes or Huon Honeyeater (Melidectes foersteri) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Meliphagidae
Genus:
Melidectes
Scientific:
Melidectes foersteri
Citation:
(Rothschild & Hartert, 1911)
Reference:
BBOC 29 p.12
Protonym:
Melirrhophetes foersteri
Avibase ID:
9C7768D111CF93D2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9C7768D1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561055
Geographic range:
- Melidectes foersteri: NE New Guinea (montane forests of Huon Peninsula)
Source: Clements checklist
Huon Melidectes
Czech:
květosavka červenolaločnatá
German:
Foersterhonigfresser
Danish:
Huonhonningæder
Spanish:
Mielero de Foerster
Finnish:
isonokimesikko
French:
Méliphage de Foerster
Italian:
Succiamiele di Huon
Japanese:
ferusuta-yamamitsusui
Japanese:
フェルスターヤマミツスイ
Dutch:
Försters Honingeter
Norwegian:
Bloddråpehonningeter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bloddråpehonningetar
Polish:
dziwook koralowy
Russian:
Мелидек Форстера
Slovak:
medárik pestrohlavý
Swedish:
huonhonungsfågel
Ukrainian:
Медвянець півострівний
Chinese:
休恩寻蜜鸟
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Méliphage de Foerster ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Méliphage de Foerster ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Forster's Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2015: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2016: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2017: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2018: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2019: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.50: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Foerster's Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Foerster's Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Huon Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Melidectes belfordi foersteri [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Melidectes belfordi foersteri [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Huon Melidectes ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Huon Wattled Honeyeater ( Melidectes foersteri) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melidectes foersteri [version 2] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melidectes foersteri [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Melidectes [belfordi, rufocrissalis or foersteri]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
Catalan: menjamel de Foerster
Czech: květosavka červenolaločnatá, Mednatka Foersterova
Danish: Huonhonningæder
German: Foerster Honigfresser, Foersterhonigfresser, Foerster-Honigfresser
English: Foerster's Melidectes, Forster's Melidectes, Huon Honeyeater, Huon Melidectes, Huon Wattled Honeyeater, Huon Wattled Melidectes
English (IOC): Huon Melidectes
Spanish: Mielero de Foerster, Pájaro Miel de Foerster
Spanish (Spain): Mielero de Foerster
Spanish (HBW): Huon Melidectes
Finnish: Isonokimesikko
French: Méliphage de Foerster, Méliphage d'Huon
Hungarian: Foerster-mézevő
Italian: Mangiamiele di Foerster, Succiamiele di Huon
Japanese: ferusutaayamamitsusui, ferusuta-yamamitsusui, fosuta-yamamitsusui
Japanese: フェルスタアヤマミツスイ, フェルスターヤマミツスイ, フォスターヤマミツスイ
Scientific: Melidectes belfordi foersteri, Melidectes foersteri, Melirrhophetes foersteri
Lithuanian: Forsterio melidekas
Dutch: Förster-honingeter, Försters Honingeter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bloddråpehonningetar
Norwegian: Bloddråpehonningeter
Polish: dziwook koralowy
Russian: Мелидек Форстера
Slovak: medárik pestrohlavý
Swedish: huonhonungsfågel, Huonmelidectes
Ukrainian: Медвянець півострівний
Chinese: 休恩寻蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 休恩島飲大蜜鳥
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