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Long-billed Honeyeater

Melilestes megarhynchus (Gray, GR 1858)

The long-billed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is monotypic within the genus Melilestes. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Meliphagidae
Genus:
   Melilestes
Scientific:
  Melilestes megarhynchus

Original description

Citation:
  (Gray, GR 1858)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 26, no.357 p. 174

Protonym:
  Ptilotis megarhynchus

Type locality:
  Aru Islands.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32271686

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A8B481797C5551F3

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A8B48179

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A8B48179

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561065

Geographic range:

  • Melilestes megarhynchus megarhynchus (megarhynchus): S New Guinea and Aru Islands
  • Melilestes megarhynchus megarhynchus (brunneus): Mts. of nw New Guinea; Misool and Salawati islands
  • Melilestes megarhynchus vagans: Batanta and Waigeo islands (New Guinea)
  • Melilestes megarhynchus stresemanni: N New Guinea (Astrolabe Bay to Geelvink Bay); Yapen I.
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Long-billed Honeyeater
Catalan:
menjamel becllarg
Czech:
dlouhozobka papuánská
Danish:
Langnæbbet Honningæder
German:
Langschnabel-Honigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero Piquilargo
Spanish (Spain):
Mielero Piquilargo
Finnish:
pitkänokkamesikko
French:
Méliphage à long bec
Croatian:
dugokljuni medojed
Hungarian:
hosszúcsőrű mézevő
Italian:
Succiamiele beccolungo
Japanese (romaji):
hashibutomitsusui
Japanese:
ハシブトミツスイ
Lithuanian:
Ilgasnapis medsiurbys
Dutch:
Langsnavelhoningeter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Langnebbhonningetar
Norwegian:
Langnebbhonningeter
Polish:
miodoń
Portuguese:
papa-mel-de-bico-comprido
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-mel-de-bico-comprido
Russian:
Длинноклювый нектаролюб
Slovak:
medárik šabľozobý
Serbian:
Dugokljuni medojed
Swedish:
långnäbbad honungsfågel
Ukrainian:
Медолиз довгодзьобий
Chinese:
巨嘴盗蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
巨嘴盜蜜鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Long-billed Honeyeater ( Melilestes megarhynchus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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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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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Méliphage à long bec ( Melilestes megarhynchus) [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, version 2023:
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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 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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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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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 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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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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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Catalan: menjamel becllarg
Czech: Dlouhozobka papuánská
Danish: Langnæbbet Honningæder
German: Langschnabel-Honigfresser
English: Long billed Honeyeater, Long-billed Honeyeater
English, HBW: Long-billed Honeyeater
English (IOC): Long-billed Honeyeater
English (United States): Long-billed Honeyeater
Spanish: Mielero Piquilargo, Pájaro Miel de Pico Largo
Spanish (Spain): Mielero Piquilargo
Spanish (HBW): Long-billed Honeyeater
Finnish: Pitkänokkamesikko
French: Méliphage à long bec
Croatian: dugokljuni medojed
Hungarian: hosszúcsőrű mézevő
Indonesian: Burung madu, Isap-madu paruh-panjang, Isapmadu Paruh-panjang
Italian: Mangiamiele beccolungo, Succiamiele beccolungo
Japanese (romaji): hashibutomitsusui
Japanese: ハシブトミツスイ
Scientific: Melilestes megarhynchus, Melilestes megarhynchus megarhynchus, Ptilotis megarhynchus
Lithuanian: Ilgasnapis medsiurbys
Dutch: Langsnavelhoningeter, Langsnavel-honingeter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Langnebbhonningetar
Norwegian: Langnebbhonningeter
Polish: miodoń, miodon dlugodzioby, miodoń długodzioby
Portuguese: papa-mel-de-bico-comprido
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-mel-de-bico-comprido
Russian: Длинноклювый нектаролюб, Длинноклювый сальвадоров медосос
Slovak: medárik šabľozobý
Serbian: Dugokljuni medojed
Swedish: Långnäbbad honungsfågel
Turkish: Uzun gagalı balkuşu
Ukrainian: Медолиз довгодзьобий
Chinese: 巨嘴盗蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 巨嘴盜蜜鳥

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