Singing Honeyeater
Gavicalis virescens(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Singing Honeyeater
The Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens) 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.
- Scientific name
- Gavicalis virescens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Singing Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Gavicalis virescens cooperi
- Gavicalis virescens sonorus
- Gavicalis virescens virescens
- Gavicalis virescens forresti
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Melithreptus virescens
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- further restricted to Bernier Island by Mees, 1961, Journ. Roy. Soc. Western Australia, 44, p. 122; cf. also Stresemann, 1951, Emu, 51, p. 69.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 14 p.329
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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