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Smoky Honeyeater

Melipotes fumigatus Meyer, AB 1886

The common smoky honeyeater is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is one of four species in the genus Melipotes, all closely related and forming a superspecies. After another similar species, the wattled smoky honeyeater, was discovered in 2005 in the Foja Mountains, it has also been called the common smoky honeyeater. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Meliphagidae
Genus:
   Melipotes
Scientific:
  Melipotes fumigatus


Original description

Citation:
  Meyer, AB 1886

Reference:
   Zeitschr. ges. Orn. 3 p.22 pl.4 fig.1

Protonym:
  Melipotes fumigatus

Type locality:
  Hufeisengebirge, southeastern New Guinea.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41086666


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CD8CB4D4B5C97E76

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CD8CB4D4

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CD8CB4D4


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561080

Geographic range:

  • Melipotes fumigatus: montane west-central to southeastern New Guinea
  • Melipotes fumigatus fumigatus: mountains of southeastern New Guinea
  • Melipotes fumigatus goliathi: mountains of central New Guinea
  • Melipotes fumigatus kumawa: far northwestern New Guinea (Kumawa Mountains)
English:
Smoky Honeyeater
Catalan:
menjamel fumat
Czech:
medáček žlutolící
Danish:
Signalhonningæder
German:
Aschbrust-Honigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero Ahumado
Spanish (Spain):
Mielero Ahumado
Finnish:
harmaakaljumesikko
French:
Méliphage enfumé
Croatian:
pepeljastotrbi medojed
Hungarian:
hamuszínűmellű mézevő
Italian:
Succiamiele grigiofumo
Japanese (romaji):
kihoomitsusui
Japanese:
キホオミツスイ
Lithuanian:
Dūminis melipotas
Dutch:
Geelwanghoningeter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Røykhonningetar
Norwegian:
Røykhonningeter
Polish:
dziwoliczek zmienny
Portuguese:
papa-mel-esfumado
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-mel-defumado
Russian:
Пепельный нектаролюб
Slovak:
medárik dymový
Swedish:
rökfärgad honungsfågel
Ukrainian:
Медвянчик бурий
Chinese:
烟色饮蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
普通飲蜜鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Smoky Honeyeater ( Melipotes fumigatus) [version 1]
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 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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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Méliphage enfumé ( Melipotes fumigatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Smoky Honeyeater ( Melipotes fumigatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Plain Smoky Honeyeater ( Melipotes fumigatus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Plain Smoky Honeyeater ( Melipotes fumigatus) [version 1]
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 1.5:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Melipotes fumigatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Melipotes [fumigatus or carolae] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: menjamel fumat
Czech: medáček žlutolící, Mednatka obecná
Danish: Signalhonningæder
German: Aschbrust-Honigfresser
English: Common Honeyeater, Common Melipote, Common Melipotes, Common Smoky Honeyeater, Common Smoky-Honeyeater, Eastern Melipotes, Eastern Smoky-Honeyeater, Plain Smoky Honeyeater, Smoky Honeyeater
English, HBW: Smoky Honeyeater
English (IOC): Common Smoky Honeyeater
English (United States): Smoky Honeyeater
Spanish: Mielero Ahumado, Pájaro Azúcar Común
Spanish (Spain): Mielero Ahumado
Spanish (HBW): Smoky Honeyeater
Finnish: harmaakaljumesikko, Kaljunaamamesikko
French: Méliphage à poitrine cendrée, Méliphage enfumé
Croatian: pepeljastotrbi medojed
Hungarian: hamuszínűmellű mézevő
Indonesian: Burung madu, Melipotes Pipi-kuning
Italian: Succhiamiele affumicato, Succiamiele grigiofumo
Japanese (romaji): kihoomitsusui
Japanese: キホオミツスイ
Scientific: Melipotes fumigatus, Melipotes fumigatus fumigatus
Lithuanian: Dūminis melipotas
Dutch: Geelwanghoningeter, Geelwang-honingeter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Røykhonningetar
Norwegian: Røykhonningeter
Polish: dziwoliczek zmienny, Dziwook zmienny
Portuguese: papa-mel-esfumado
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-mel-defumado
Russian: Пепельногрудый мелипот, Пепельный нектаролюб
Slovak: medárik dymový, Medárik popolavoprsý
Swedish: Rökfärgad honungsfågel
Tai: Menna
Turkish: Kül rengi balkuşu
Ukrainian: Медвянчик бурий
Chinese: 烟色饮蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 普通飲蜜鳥

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