Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Acanthagenys rufogularisGould, J, 1838
English (US) Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
The Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis) 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.
Range: Australia (excluding tropical north, moist east, southeast, and southwest, and Tasmania but including Melbourne)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Acanthagenys rufogularis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1838
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gould, J, 1838
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands pt4 pl.69
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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