Melichneutes robustus (Lyre-tailed Honeyguide)

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Lyre-tailed Honeyguide Melichneutes robustus (Bates, 1909)
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Order:
  Piciformes
Family:
  Indicatoridae
Genus:
  Melichneutes

Scientific:
Melichneutes robustus

Citation:
(Bates, 1909)

Reference:
BBOC 25 p.26

Protonym:
Melignomon robustus

Avibase ID:
C2B68BD803E932A6

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C2B68BD8

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553941

Geographic range:

Melichneutes robustus: Guinea to northwestern Angola, Central African Republic, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and southen Uganda

Source: Clements checklist

English:
  Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
Czech:
  medozvěstka lyroocasá
German:
  Leierschwanz-Honiganzeiger
Danish:
  Lyrehalet Honninggøg
Spanish:
  Indicador Lira
Finnish:
  lyyryhunajaopas
French:
  Indicateur à queue en lyre
Italian:
  Indicatore codalira
Japanese:
  tategotomitsuoshie
Japanese:
  タテゴトミツオシエ
Dutch:
  Lierstaarthoningspeurder
Norwegian:
  Lyrevokseter
Polish:
  miodowód lirosterny
Portuguese:
  Indicador-de-cauda-lira
Russian:
  Лирохвостый медоуказчик
Slovak:
  medozvestka lýrochvostá
Swedish:
  lyrstjärtad honungsvisare
Chinese:
  琴尾响蜜鴷

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
   Indicateur à queue en lyre ( Melichneutes robustus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
   Indicateur à queue en lyre ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 1st edition:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 3rd edition:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 4th edition:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 6th edition:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements, version 2015:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements, version 2016:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements, version 2017:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Clements, version 2018:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
eBird version 1.50:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
eBird version 1.52:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
eBird version 1.53:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
eBird version 1.54:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
eBird version 1.55:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
eBird version 2015:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
eBird version 2016:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
eBird version 2017:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
eBird version 2018:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
James Lee Peters:
    Melichneutes robustus
James Lee Peters (original):
    Melichneutes robustus
James Lee Peters (2nd edition):
    Melichneutes robustus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996):
   Lyre-tailed Honeyguide ( Melichneutes robustus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Melichneutes robustus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Melichneutes robustus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Other synonyms
Catalan: Indicador de la mel cua de lira, Ocell indicador de la mel de cua de lira
Czech: Medozvestka lyroocasá, medozvěstka lyroocasá
Danish: Lyrehalet Honninggøg
German: Leierschwanz-Honiganzeiger
English: Blackcock-tailed Honeyguide, Lyre tailed Honeyguide, Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
English (IOC): Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
Spanish: Indicador Cola de Lira, Indicador Lira
Spanish (Spain): Indicador Lira
Spanish (HBW): Lyre-tailed Honeyguide
Estonian: lüüra-meenäitur
Finnish: Lyyryhunajaopas
French: Indicateur à lyre, Indicateur à queue en lyre
Hungarian: lantfarkú mézkalauz
Italian: Indicatore codalira, Indicatore dalla coda a lira
Japanese: tategotomitsuoshie
Japanese: タテゴトミツオシエ
Latin: Melichneutes robustus, Melichneutes sommerfieldi, Melichneutes xenurus, Melignomon robustus
Lithuanian: Lyrauodegis medpaukštis
Dutch: Lierstaarthoningspeurder, Lierstaart-honingspeurder
Norwegian: Lyrevokseter
Polish: miodowód lirosterny
Portuguese: Indicador-de-cauda-lira
Russian: Лирохвостый медоуказчик
Slovak: medozvestka lýrochvostá
Serbian: Lirorepi medovođa
Swedish: Lyrstjärtad honungsgök, lyrstjärtad honungsvisare
Ukrainian: Воскоїд лірохвостий
Chinese: 琴尾响蜜鴷
Chinese (Traditional): 琴尾嚮蜜鳥