• Old latin name for bird Meliphaga versicolor, Ptilotis versicolor, Lichenostomus versicolor

Varied Honeyeaterbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Dawn song, song, © Panji Gusti Akbar
    Indonesia
  • 2.
    Duet, song, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    Australia
  • 3.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 4.
    Song, © Krzysztof Deoniziak
    Australia
  • 5.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
  • 6.
    Call, © John Dumbacher
    Papua New Guinea
  • 7.
    Song, © John Dumbacher
    Papua New Guinea
  • 8.
    Song, © John Dumbacher
    Papua New Guinea
  • 9.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 10.
    Song, © Adrian Walsh
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Varied Honeyeater

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion coastal New Guinea and ne Australia

Varied Honeyeater subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Gavicalis versicolor sonoroidesRaja Ampat Is. (nw of New Guinea), Yapen (Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea), coastal New Guinea (except sw) through n New Guinea and Milne Bay is., and D'Entrecasteaux Arch. (e of se New Guinea)-No
Gavicalis versicolor versicolorcoastal s New Guinea, Torres Strait is. and ne Cape York Pen., ne QLD (far ne Australia)-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanmenjamel versicolor
Chinese杂色吸蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional)善變吸蜜鳥
Croatianmaslinastokrili medojed
Czechmedosavka mnohobarvá
DanishSpraglet Honningæder
DutchWielewaalhoningeter, Wielewaal-honingeter
Finnishmangrovelaulumesikko
FrenchMéliphage versicolore
GermanPirol-Honigfresser, Pirolhonigfresser
Hungariansokszínű mézevő
IndonesianBurung madu, Isap-madu kepodang, Isapmadu Kepodang
ItalianSucciamiele vario, Mangiamiele variabile
Japaneseタテフミツスイ
Lithuaniangeltonkrūtis medčiulpys
Norwegiankysthonningeter
Norwegian NynorskKysthonningetar
Polishmiodojad zmienny, złotouch zmienny
Portuguesepapa-mel-versicolor
RussianИволговый медосос
SerbianRaznobojni medojed
Slovakmedárik pestrý
SpanishMelífago Variado, Mielero versicolor
Swedishspräcklig honungsfågel
TurkishDeğişken Renkli Balkuşu
Ukrainianмедник різнобарвний