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Lyre-tailed Honeyguide

Melichneutes robustus (Bates, GL 1909)

The lyre-tailed honeyguide is a species of bird in the family Indicatoridae. It is monotypic within the genus Melichneutes. It is found in the African tropical rainforest : Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Indicatoridae
Genus:
   Melichneutes
Scientific:
  Melichneutes robustus

Original description

Citation:
  (Bates, GL 1909)

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 25 p.26

Protonym:
  Melignomon robustus

Type locality:
  Bitye, River Ja, Cameroons.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/120095#page/294/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  C2B68BD803E932A6

Avibase ID:
  avibase-C2B68BD8

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/C2B68BD8

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 553941

Geographic range:

  • Melichneutes robustus: Guinea to northwestern Angola, Central African Republic, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and southen Uganda
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
Catalan:
Indicador de la mel cua de lira
Czech:
medozvěstka lyroocasá
Danish:
Lyrehalet Honninggøg
German:
Leierschwanz-Honiganzeiger
Spanish:
Indicador Lira
Spanish (Spain):
Indicador Lira
Finnish:
lyyryhunajaopas
French:
Indicateur à queue en lyre
Croatian:
lirastorepi medovođa
Hungarian:
lantfarkú mézkalauz
Italian:
Indicatore codalira
Japanese (romaji):
tategotomitsuoshie
Japanese:
タテゴトミツオシエ
Lithuanian:
Lyrauodegis medpaukštis
Dutch:
Lierstaarthoningspeurder
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Lyrevoksetar
Norwegian:
Lyrevokseter
Polish:
miodowód lirosterny
Portuguese:
Indicador-de-cauda-lira
Portuguese (Portugal):
indicador-cauda-de-lira
Russian:
Лирохвостый медоуказчик
Slovak:
medozvestka lýrochvostá
Serbian:
Lirorepi medovođa
Swedish:
lyrstjärtad honungsvisare
Ukrainian:
Воскоїд лірохвостий
Chinese:
琴尾响蜜䴕
Chinese (Traditional):
琴尾嚮蜜鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Indicador de la mel cua de lira, Ocell indicador de la mel de cua de lira
Czech: Medozvestka lyroocasá, medozvěstka lyroocasá
Danish: Lyrehalet Honninggøg
German: Leierschwanz-Honiganzeiger
English: Blackcock-tailed Honeyguide, Lyre tailed Honeyguide, Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
English, HBW: Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
English (IOC): Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
English (United States): Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
Esperanto: Forkovosta mielindikanto
Spanish: Indicador Cola de Lira, Indicador Lira
Spanish (Spain): Indicador Lira
Spanish (HBW): Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
Estonian: lüüra-meenäitur
Finnish: Lyyryhunajaopas
French: Indicateur à lyre, Indicateur à queue en lyre, Indicateur à queue-en-lyre
Croatian: lirastorepi medovođa
Hungarian: lantfarkú mézkalauz
Italian: Indicatore codalira, Indicatore dalla coda a lira
Japanese (romaji): tategotomitsuoshie
Japanese: タテゴトミツオシエ
Scientific: Ceriocleptes xenurus, Melichneutes robustus, Melichneutes sommerfeldi, Melichneutes sommerfieldi, Melichneutes xenurus, Melignomon robustus
Lithuanian: Lyrauodegis medpaukštis
Dutch: Lierstaarthoningspeurder, Lierstaart-honingspeurder
Norwegian Nynorsk: Lyrevoksetar
Norwegian: Lyrevokseter
Polish: miodowód lirosterny
Portuguese: Indicador-de-cauda-lira
Portuguese (Portugal): indicador-cauda-de-lira
Russian: Лирохвостый медоуказчик
Slovak: medozvestka lýrochvostá
Serbian: Lirorepi medovođa
Swedish: Lyrstjärtad honungsgök, lyrstjärtad honungsvisare
Turkish: Lir kuyruklu balkılavuzu
Tatar: лира койрыклы балкүрсәткеч
Ukrainian: Воскоїд лірохвостий
Chinese: 琴尾响蜜䴕, 琴尾响蜜鴷
Chinese (Traditional): 琴尾嚮蜜鳥

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