Microptilotis orientalis

Microptilotis orientalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Meliphagoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores 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 Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Archelosauria Cladus: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crocopoda Cladus: Archosauriformes Cladus: Eucrocopoda Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: 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 Subclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Cladus: Neornithes Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Meliphagides 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

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