Spotted Honeyguide

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1259872
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Spotted Honeyguide

Summary

Spotted Honeyguide is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spotted Honeyguide's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Spotted Honeyguide's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is classified within Indicator[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Spotted Honeyguide is Indicator maculatus[7].
  • Spotted Honeyguide's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'I. maculatus'}[8].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'mêl-gog fraith'}[9].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spotted Honeyguide'}[10].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tropfenbrust-Honiganzeiger'}[11].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Indicador moteado'}[12].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'indicador de la mel pigallat'}[13].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'medozvěstka skvrnitá'}[14].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'tähnik-meenäitur'}[15].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Flekkvokseter'}[16].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Пятнистый медоуказчик'}[17].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'シロボシミツオシエ'}[18].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Spættet Honninggøg'}[19].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'täplähunajaopas'}[20].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'miodowód plamisty'}[21].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'medozvestka škvrnitá'}[22].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'fläckhonungsvisare'}[23].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Gevlekte Honingspeurder'}[24].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Indicateur tacheté'}[25].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Indicatore macchiato'}[26].
  • Spotted Honeyguide is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'indicador-malhado'}[27].

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Classification

Spotted Honeyguide's scientific name is Indicator maculatus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Indicator[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'mêl-gog fraith'}[9], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[10], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tropfenbrust-Honiganzeiger'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Indicador moteado'}[12], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'indicador de la mel pigallat'}[13], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'medozvěstka skvrnitá'}[14].

Identifiers

Spotted Honeyguide's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 17553[28]. Spotted Honeyguide's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 545262[29]. Spotted Honeyguide's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5228992[30]. Spotted Honeyguide's ITIS TSN is recorded as 553930[31].

Why It Matters

Spotted Honeyguide ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month, #1,627 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . avesdomundo.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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