Scaly-breasted Honeyeater
Lichmera squamata(Salvadori, AT, 1878)
English (US) Scaly-breasted Honeyeater
The Scaly-breasted Honeyeater (Lichmera squamata) 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: Lesser Sundas (Wetar to Tanimbar and Kai islands)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lichmera squamata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Scaly-breasted Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1878)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Stigmatops squamata
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1878)
- Type locality
- Choor [=Kur] Island, eastern Banda Sea.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 12 p.337
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Grey-eared Honeyeater
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Buru Honeyeater
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Seram Honeyeater
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Flame-eared Honeyeater
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Black-necklaced Honeyeater
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Yellow-throated Honeyeater
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