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Black Myzomela

Myzomela nigrita Gray, GR 1858

The Papuan black myzomela is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in New Guinea and nearby islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and savannah woodland. It can be often found at flowering trees such as albizias and eucalypts. Source: Wikipedia

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


Original description

Citation:
  Gray, GR 1858

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London pt.26, no.357 p.173

Imprint year:
  1858

Protonym:
  Myzomela nigrita

Type locality:
  Aru Islands.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100585#page/239/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F862BDE918CCF9BB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F862BDE9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F862BDE9


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 561453

Geographic range:

  • Myzomela nigrita: New Guinea and satellite islands
  • Myzomela nigrita nigrita: New Guinea, including Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)
  • Myzomela nigrita meyeri: northern New Guinea including Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
  • Myzomela nigrita louisiadensis: Louisiade Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)
  • Myzomela nigrita steini: Waigeo (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)
  • Myzomela nigrita pluto: Mios Num (near Yapen, Cenderawasih Bay, off northwestern New Guinea)
  • Myzomela nigrita forbesi: D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea)
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English:
Black Myzomela
Catalan:
mel·lífer negre
Czech:
medosavka sazová
Danish:
Sort Honningæder
German:
Schwarzrücken-Honigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero Negro
Spanish (Spain):
Mielero negro
Finnish:
rubiinimesikko
French:
Myzomèle noir
Croatian:
crni medojed
Hungarian:
szerecsen mézevő
Italian:
Mizomela nera
Japanese (romaji):
kuromitsusui
Japanese:
クロミツスイ
Lithuanian:
Juodoji mizomela
Dutch:
Zwarte Dwerghoningeter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kokshonningetar
Norwegian:
Kokshonningeter
Polish:
miodówka czarna
Portuguese:
suga-mel-preto-papua
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-mel-preto
Russian:
Чёрная медовка
Slovak:
medárik čierny
Serbian:
Papuanska crna mizomela
Swedish:
svart myzomela
Ukrainian:
Медовичка чорна
Chinese:
黑摄蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
黑攝蜜鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Myzomèle noir ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Myzomèle noir ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Blackened Honeyeater ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Blackened Honeyeater ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Blackened Honeyeater ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Blackened Honeyeater ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Blackened Honeyeater ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Blackened Honeyeater ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Blackened Honeyeater ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Blackened Honeyeater ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Blackened Honeyeater ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Papuan Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Black Myzomela ( Myzomela nigrita) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Myzomela nigrita [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Myzomela nigrita [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Myzomela [nigrita or pammelaena] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: mel·lífer negre
Czech: Medácek cerný, medosavka sazová
Danish: Sort Honningæder
German: Mohrenhonigfresser, Schwarzrücken-Honigfresser
English: Black Honeyeater, Black Myzomela, Blackened Honeyeater, Blackish Myzomela, Carbon Myzomela, Papuan Black Honeyeater, Papuan Black Myzomela, White-sided Myzomela
English, HBW: Papuan Black Myzomela
English (IOC): Papuan Black Myzomela
English (United States): Papuan Black Myzomela
Spanish: Meloncillo Negro, Mielero Negro
Spanish (Spain): Mielero negro
Spanish (HBW): Papuan Black Myzomela
Finnish: Rubiinimesikko
French: Myzomèle noir
Croatian: crni medojed
Hungarian: szerecsen mézevő
Indonesian: Burung madu hitam, Myzomela Hitam
Italian: Mangiamiele nero, Mizomela nera
Japanese (romaji): kuromitsusui
Japanese: クロミツスイ
Scientific: Myzomela nigra, Myzomela nigrita, Myzomela nigrita nigrita
Lithuanian: Juodoji mizomela
Dutch: Zwarte Dwerghoningeter
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kokshonningetar
Norwegian: Kokshonningeter
Polish: miodówka czarna
Portuguese: suga-mel-preto-papua
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-mel-preto
Russian: Чёрная медовка, Чёрная мизомела
Slovak: medárik čierny
Serbian: Papuanska crna mizomela
Swedish: Svart myzomela
Turkish: Papua kara mizomelası
Ukrainian: Медовичка чорна
Chinese: 黑摄蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 黑攝蜜鳥

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