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New Zealand Bellbird (melanura)
Anthornis melanura melanura (Sparrman, A 1786)
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Passeriformes
Family:
Meliphagidae
Genus:
Anthornis
Scientific:
Anthornis melanura melanura
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Meliphagidae
Genus:
Anthornis
Scientific:
Anthornis melanura melanura
Original description
Citation:
(Sparrman, A 1786)
Reference:
Mus. Carlsonianum
fasc.1 no.v
Protonym:
Certhia melanura
Type locality:
Promontorium Bonae Spei [error = Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand] .
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/128098#page/33/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
B31C4E2C2B312DF9
Avibase ID:
avibase-B31C4E2C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B31C4E2C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 713801
Geographic range:
- Anthornis melanura melanura: New Zealand (North, South, and Stewart islands) and the Auckland Islands
Source: Clements checklist
New Zealand Bellbird (melanura)
French:
Méliphage carillonneur (melanura)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): New Zealand Bellbird (melanura) ( Anthornis melanura melanura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): New Zealand Bellbird (melanura) ( Anthornis melanura melanura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): New Zealand Bellbird (melanura) ( Anthornis melanura melanura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): New Zealand Bellbird (melanura) ( Anthornis melanura melanura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): New Zealand Bellbird (nominate) ( Anthornis melanura melanura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): New Zealand Bellbird (nominate) ( Anthornis melanura melanura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): New Zealand Bellbird (nominate) ( Anthornis melanura melanura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): New Zealand Bellbird (nominate) ( Anthornis melanura melanura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): New Zealand Bellbird (nominate) ( Anthornis melanura melanura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): New Zealand Bellbird (nominate) ( Anthornis melanura melanura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): New Zealand Bellbird (nominate) ( Anthornis melanura melanura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): New Zealand Bellbird (nominate) ( Anthornis melanura melanura) |
| Avilist 2025: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anthornis melanura melanura [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Anthornis melanura
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
German: Makomako
English: Bellbird, New Zealand Bellbird, New Zealand Bellbird (melanura), New Zealand Bellbird (nominate)
Spanish: Campanera de Nueva Zelandia
French: Méliphage carillonneur, Méliphage carillonneur (melanura), Méliphage carillonneur (nominal), Méliphage carillonneur (nominale), Méliphage carillonneur (race nominale)
Italian: Uccello campanello della Nuova Zelanda
Scientific: Anthornis melanura melanura, Certhia melanura
Maori: korimako, Makomako
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