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Red-headed Myzomela

Myzomela erythrocephala Gould, J 1840

The red-headed myzomela or red-headed honeyeater is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. It was described by John Gould in 1840. Two subspecies are recognised, with the nominate race M. e. erythrocephala distributed around the tropical coastline of Australia, and M. e. infuscata in New Guinea. Though widely distributed, it is not abundant within this range. While the IUCN lists the Australian population of M. e. infuscata as being near threatened, as a whole the widespread range means that its conservation is of least concern. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Meliphagidae
Genus:
   Myzomela
Scientific:
  Myzomela erythrocephala


Original description

Citation:
  Gould, J 1840

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London pt.7, no.82 p.144

Imprint year:
  1839

Protonym:
  Myzomela erythrocephala

Type locality:
  northwestern coast of Australia [=West Kimberley Division, northern Western Australia, cf. Mees, 1961, Journ. Roy. Soc. Western Australia, 44, p. 112].

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96163#page/674/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CEE16E7084210273

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CEE16E70

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CEE16E70


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561446

Geographic range:

  • Myzomela erythrocephala: coastal southern New Guinea and northern Australia
  • Myzomela erythrocephala erythrocephala: mangroves of northern Australia (Broome to eastern Cape York Peninsula)
  • Myzomela erythrocephala infuscata: southern New Guinea, including Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea), and mangroves of Torres Strait Islands
English:
Red-headed Myzomela
Catalan:
mel·lífer cap-roig
Czech:
medosavka červenohlavá
Danish:
Rødhovedet Honningæder
German:
Rotkopf-Honigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero Cabecirrojo
Spanish (Spain):
Mielero Cabecirrojo
Finnish:
punahuppumesikko
French:
Myzomèle à tête rouge
Croatian:
mangrovski medojed
Hungarian:
vörösfejű mézevő
Italian:
Mizomela testarossa
Japanese (romaji):
zuakamitsusui
Japanese:
ズアカミツスイ
Lithuanian:
Raudongalvė mizomela
Dutch:
Roodkopdwerghoningeter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Raudhovudhonningetar
Norwegian:
Rødhodehonningeter
Polish:
miodówka czerwonogłowa
Portuguese:
suga-mel-de-cabeça-encarnada
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-mel-de-cabeça-vermelha
Russian:
Красноголовая медовка
Slovak:
medárik červenohlavý
Swedish:
rödhuvad myzomela
Ukrainian:
Медовичка червоноголова
Chinese:
红头摄蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
紅頭攝蜜鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Red-headed Myzomela ( Myzomela erythrocephala) [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 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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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Red-headed Myzomela ( Myzomela erythrocephala) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Myzomèle à tête rouge ( Myzomela erythrocephala) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Red-headed Myzomela ( Myzomela erythrocephala) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
Red-headed Myzomela ( Myzomela erythrocephala) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 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. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 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 1.52:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Red-headed Myzomela ( Myzomela erythrocephala) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Red-headed Myzomela ( Myzomela erythrocephala) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Red-headed Myzomela ( Myzomela erythrocephala) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Red-headed Myzomela ( Myzomela erythrocephala) [version 1]
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 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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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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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Myzomela [erythrocephala, dammermani or irianawidodoae] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: mel·lífer cap-roig
Czech: Medácek mangrovový, medosavka červenohlavá
Danish: Rødhovedet Honningæder
German: Rotkopf-Honigfresser
English: Mangrove Red-headed Honeyeater, Mangrove Red-headed Myzomela, Red headed Myzomela, Red-headed Honeyeater, Red-headed Myzomela
English (Australia): Red-headed Honeyeater
English, HBW: Red-headed Myzomela
English (IOC): Red-headed Myzomela
English (United States): Red-headed Myzomela
Spanish: Meloncillo de Cabeza Roja del Manglar, Mielero Cabecirrojo
Spanish (Spain): Mielero Cabecirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Red-headed Myzomela
Finnish: Punahuppumesikko
French: Myzomèle à tête rouge
Croatian: mangrovski medojed
Hungarian: vörösfejű mézevő
Indonesian: Burung madu rawa, Myzomela Kepala-merah
Italian: Mangiamiele testarossa delle mangrovie, Mizomela testarossa
Japanese (romaji): zuakamitsusui
Japanese: ズアカミツスイ
Scientific: Myzomela erythrocephala, Myzomela erythrocephala erythrocephala
Lithuanian: Raudongalvė mizomela
Dutch: Roodkopdwerghoningeter, Roodkop-dwerghoningeter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Raudhovudhonningetar
Norwegian: Rødhodehonningeter
Polish: miodówka czerwonoglowa, miodówka czerwonogłowa
Portuguese: suga-mel-de-cabeça-encarnada
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-mel-de-cabeça-vermelha
Russian: Красноголовая медовка, Красноголовая мизомела, Малый красноголовый медосос
Slovak: medárik červenohlavý
Swedish: Rödhuvad myzomela
Turkish: Kırmızı başlı mizomela
Ukrainian: Медовичка червоноголова
Chinese: 红头摄蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 紅頭攝蜜鳥

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