Common Smoky Honeyeater
Melipotes fumigatusMeyer, AB, 1886
English (US) Common Smoky Honeyeater
The Common Smoky Honeyeater (Melipotes fumigatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Melipotes fumigatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Common Smoky Honeyeater
- Described by
- Meyer, AB, 1886
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Melipotes fumigatus kumawa
- Melipotes fumigatus goliathi
- Melipotes fumigatus fumigatus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Meyer, AB, 1886
- Type locality
- Hufeisengebirge, southeastern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Zeitschrift für die gesammte Ornithologie 3 p.22 pl.4 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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