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Common 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://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/127804#page/30/mode/1up

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: eastern Herzog Mountains and mountains of southeastern New Guinea
  • Melipotes fumigatus goliathi: Central Ranges of New Guinea from Weyland Mountains and Nassau Mountains eastward to Bismarck–Kubor Mountains (including Mt, Bosavi) and western Herzog Mountains, also Cyclops Mountains and central North Coastal Range (Bewani Mountains)
  • Melipotes fumigatus kumawa: Kumawa Mountains, in northwestern New Guinea (southern Bomberai Peninsula)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Smoky Honeyeater
Bulgarian:
Пепеляв медояд
Catalan:
menjamel fumat
Czech:
medáček žlutolící
Danish:
Signalhonningæder
German:
Aschbrust-Honigfresser
Esperanto:
fumkolora mielmanĝulo
Spanish:
Mielero Ahumado
Spanish (Spain):
Mielero Ahumado
Finnish:
harmaakaljumesikko
French:
Méliphage enfumé
Croatian:
pepeljastotrbi medojed
Hungarian:
hamuszínűmellű mézevő
Indonesian:
Melipotes Pipi-kuning
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
Serbian:
Dimni medojed
Swedish:
rökfärgad honungsfågel
Turkish:
Kül rengi balkuşu
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. 2025 (Nov 2025):
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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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Avilist 2025:
Common Smoky Honeyeater ( Melipotes fumigatus) [version 1]
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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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Méliphage enfumé ( Melipotes fumigatus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements, version 2025:
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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 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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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):
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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 1.5:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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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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Bulgarian: Пепеляв медояд
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 (Avilist): Smoky Honeyeater
English, HBW: Smoky Honeyeater
English (IOC): Common Smoky Honeyeater
English (United States): Smoky Honeyeater
Esperanto: fumkolora mielmanĝulo
Spanish: Mielero Ahumado, Pájaro Azúcar Común
Spanish (Spain): Mielero Ahumado
Spanish (HBW): Smoky Honeyeater
Finnish: harmaakaljumesikko, Kaljunaamamesikko
French: Méliphage à poitrine cendrée, Méliphage enfumé
French (Guyane): 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
Serbian: Dimni medojed
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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