Black-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus affinis(Lesson, RP, 1839)
English (US) Black-headed Honeyeater
The Black-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus affinis) 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: Tasmania (southeastern Australia), and King and Flinders islands (Bass Strait)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Melithreptus affinis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-headed Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Eidopsarus affinis
- Described by
- (Lesson, RP, 1839)
- Type locality
- 'Nova Wallia meridionalis' [error = Tasmania] .
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2 p.167
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Honeyeaters
Yellow-throated Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis flavicollis
White-eared Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis leucotis
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis
White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis
Gilbert's Honeyeater
Melithreptus chloropsis
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris
Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis
Strong-billed Honeyeater
Melithreptus validirostris
White-gaped Honeyeater
Stomiopera unicolor
Yellow Honeyeater
Stomiopera flava
Puff-backed Honeyeater
Meliphaga aruensis
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