Strong-billed Honeyeater
Melithreptus validirostris(Gould, J, 1837)
English (US) Strong-billed Honeyeater
The Strong-billed Honeyeater (Melithreptus validirostris) 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 validirostris
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Strong-billed Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Haematops validirostris
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1837)
- Type locality
- Van Diemen's Land [= Tasmania] .
- Original description
- A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands pt1 pl.17 fig.2
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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White-gaped Honeyeater
Stomiopera unicolor
Yellow Honeyeater
Stomiopera flava
Puff-backed Honeyeater
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Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
Meliphaga notata
Lewin's Honeyeater
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Streak-breasted Honeyeater
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