Microptilotis orientalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Meliphagoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Corvida Superfamilia: Meliphagoidea

Familia: Meliphagidae
Genus: Microptilotis
Species: Microptilotis orientalis
Subspecies: M. o. becki – M. o. facialis – M. o. orientalis

Synonyms: M. o. citreolus – included in becki.

Name

Microptilotis orientalis (A.B. Meyer, 1894)

Type locality: southeastern New Guinea.

Synonymy

Ptilotis flavirictus orientalis (protonym)
Meliphaga orientalis (A.B. Meyer, 1894)

References

Primary references

Meyer, A.B. 1894. Beschreibung einiger neuen Vögel aus dem Ostindischen Archipel. Journal für Ornithologie 42 no. 1: 89–93. BHL DOI: 10.1007/bf02250415 Reference page. p. 92

Additional references

Andersen, M.J., McCullough, J.M., Friedman, N.R., Peterson, A.T., Moyle, R.G., Joseph, L. & Nyári, A.S. 2019. Ultraconserved elements resolve genus-level relationships in a major Australasian bird radiation (Aves: Meliphagidae). Emu 119(3): 218–232. DOI: 10.1080/01584197.2019.1595662 Reference page.
McCullough, J.M., Joseph, L., Moyle, R.G. & Andersen, M.J. 2019. Ultraconserved elements put the final nail in the coffin of traditional use of the genus Meliphaga (Aves: Meliphagidae). Zoologica Scripta. 48(4): 411–418. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12350 Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Hill-forest honeyeater
español: Mielero montesino
suomi: Tammimesikko
français: Méliphage montagnard
magyar: Vékonycsőrű mézevő
Nederlands: Kleine berghoningeter
norsk: Berghonningeter
svenska: Berghonungsfågel