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Sooty Melidectes
Melionyx fuscus (De Vis, CW 1897)
The sooty honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Meliphagidae
Genus:
Melionyx
Scientific:
Melionyx fuscus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Meliphagidae
Genus:
Melionyx
Scientific:
Melionyx fuscus
Original description
Citation:
(De Vis, CW 1897)
Reference:
Ibis
Protonym:
Acanthochoera fusca
Type locality:
Mt. Scratchley, Wharton Range, southeastern New Guinea.
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
D7B7F99DA864F395
Avibase ID:
avibase-D7B7F99D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D7B7F99D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561056
Geographic range:
- Melionyx fuscus: montane west-central to southeastern New Guinea
- Melionyx fuscus fuscus: mountains of central and southeastern New Guinea
- Melionyx fuscus occidentalis: subalpine forest of central mountain ranges of New Guinea
Source: Clements checklist
Sooty Melidectes
Catalan:
menjamel fuliginós
Czech:
květosavka černá
Danish:
Sodbrun Honningæder
German:
Buntwarzen-Honigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero Fuliginoso
Spanish (Spain):
Mielero fuliginoso
Finnish:
nokimesikko
French:
Méliphage fuligineux
Croatian:
pepeljasti medojed
Hungarian:
tarkaszemölcsös mézevő
Italian:
Succiamiele fuligginoso
Japanese (romaji):
susuiroyamamitsusui
Japanese:
ススイロヤマミツスイ
Lithuanian:
Tamsusis melidekas
Dutch:
Roethoningeter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sothonningetar
Norwegian:
Sothonningeter
Polish:
czarnomiodal ubogi
Portuguese:
papa-mel-fuliginoso
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-mel-fuliginoso
Russian:
Тёмный нектароед
Slovak:
medárik vrchovský
Serbian:
Čađavi melidektes medojed
Swedish:
sothonungsfågel
Ukrainian:
Медвянець чорний
Chinese:
暗寻蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
暗色大蜜鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Sooty Melidectes ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Sooty Melidectes ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Sooty Melidectes ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Sooty Melidectes ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Méliphage fuligineux ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Méliphage fuligineux ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melionyx fuscus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Melidectes fuscus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Melidectes fuscus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Melidectes fuscus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Sooty Melidectes ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Sooty Honeyeater ( Melidectes fuscus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melidectes fuscus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melidectes fuscus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: menjamel fuliginós
Czech: květosavka černá, Mednatka tmavá
Danish: Sodbrun Honningæder
German: Buntwarzen-Honigfresser
English: Sooty Honeyeater, Sooty Melidectes
English, HBW: Sooty Honeyeater
English (IOC): Sooty Honeyeater, Sooty Melidectes
English (United States): Sooty Melidectes
Spanish: Mielero Fuliginoso, Pájaro Miel Sombrío
Spanish (Spain): Mielero fuliginoso
Spanish (HBW): Sooty Melidectes
Finnish: Nokimesikko
French: Méliphage à caroncule multicolore, Méliphage fuligineux
Croatian: pepeljasti medojed
Hungarian: tarkaszemölcsös mézevő
Indonesian: Burung madu, Isapmadu Jelaga, Isap-madu jelaga
Italian: Mangiamiele fuligginoso, Succiamiele fuligginoso
Japanese (romaji): susuiroyamamitsusui
Japanese: ススイロヤマミツスイ
Scientific: Acanthochoera fusca, Melidectes fuscus, Melidectes fuscus fuscus, Melionyx fuscus
Lithuanian: Tamsusis melidekas
Dutch: Roethoningeter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sothonningetar
Norwegian: Sothonningeter
Polish: czarnomiodal ubogi, dziwook czarny
Portuguese: papa-mel-fuliginoso
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-mel-fuliginoso
Russian: Тёмный нектароед, Чёрный мелидек
Slovak: medárik vrchovský
Serbian: Čađavi melidektes medojed
Swedish: sothonungsfågel, Sotmelidectes
Turkish: Baruti balkuşu
Ukrainian: Медвянець чорний
Chinese: 暗寻蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 暗色大蜜鳥
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