Long-bearded Honeyeater
Melionyx princeps(Mayr, E; Gilliard, ET, 1951)
English (US) Long-bearded Honeyeater
The Long-bearded Honeyeater (Melionyx princeps) 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: alpine grassland of east-central New GuineaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Melionyx princeps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Long-bearded Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Mayr, E; Gilliard, ET, 1951)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Melidectes princeps
- Described by
- (Mayr, E; Gilliard, ET, 1951)
- Type locality
- Mt. Wilhelm, Bismarck Range, eastern New Guinea.
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.1524 p.13
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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