Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris(Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
English (US) Brown-headed Honeyeater
The Brown-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris) 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
- Melithreptus brevirostris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-headed Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Melithreptus brevirostris brevirostris
- Melithreptus brevirostris wombeyi
- Melithreptus brevirostris pallidiceps
- Melithreptus brevirostris magnirostris
- Melithreptus brevirostris leucogenys
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Meliphaga brevirostris
- Described by
- (Vigors, NA; Horsfield, T, 1827)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 15, pt.1 p.315
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Honeyeaters
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Nesoptilotis leucotis
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyzon cyanotis
White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis
Gilbert's Honeyeater
Melithreptus chloropsis
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus
Black-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus affinis
Black-chinned Honeyeater
Melithreptus gularis
Strong-billed Honeyeater
Melithreptus validirostris
White-gaped Honeyeater
Stomiopera unicolor
Yellow Honeyeater
Stomiopera flava
Puff-backed Honeyeater
Meliphaga aruensis
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
Meliphaga notata
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