White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus(Vieillot, LJP, 1802)
English (US) White-naped Honeyeater
The White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus) 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: eastern Australia (Wet Tropics region, northeastern Queensland, Clarke-Connors Range and nearby lowlands, southern Victoria and Mount Lofty Range, and Kangaroo Island, off South Australia)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Melithreptus lunatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-naped Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1802)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia lunata
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1802)
- Type locality
- Nouvelle Hollande [= New South Wales] .
- Original description
- Oiseaux dorés, ou à reflets métalliques 2 p.95 pl.61
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Brown-headed Honeyeater
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Black-chinned Honeyeater
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Strong-billed Honeyeater
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White-gaped Honeyeater
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Yellow Honeyeater
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