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Melionyx fuscus  (De Vis, 1897)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1171791

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Melidectes fuscus (De Vis, 1897)
  
    Melidectes fuscus fuscus (De Vis, 1897)
  
    Melidectes fuscus occidentalis Junge, 1939
  
    Acanthochoera fusca De Vis, 1897
  
  Common Name(s): Sooty Honeyeater [English]
  
    Méliphage fuligineux [French]
  
    Mielero fuliginoso [Spanish]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyMeliphagidae  – Honeyeaters  
                               GenusMelionyx Iredale, 1956  
                                  SpeciesMelionyx fuscus (De Vis, 1897) – Sooty Honeyeater, Méliphage fuligineux, Mielero fuliginoso  
       

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  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 12.1), website (version 12.1)  
  Acquired: 2022   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.1). doi: 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 21 Jan, 2022]   
  Reference for: Melionyx fuscus, Sooty Honeyeater [English], Méliphage fuligineux [French], Mielero fuliginoso [Spanish]   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Australia  
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Change (10.1) English name of Melidectes fuscus to Sooty Honeyeater (IOC List v12.1)  
 

 

    


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