White-eared Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis leucotis(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) White-eared Honeyeater
The White-eared Honeyeater (Nesoptilotis leucotis) 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
- Nesoptilotis leucotis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-eared Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Nesoptilotis leucotis leucotis
- Nesoptilotis leucotis depauperata
- Nesoptilotis leucotis thomasi
- Nesoptilotis leucotis novaenorciae
- Nesoptilotis leucotis schoddei
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Turdus leucotis
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- Nova Hollandia [= Sydney, New South Wales, cf. . Mathews and Iredale, 1920, Austral Avian Rec, 4, pp. 114-122].
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.xliv
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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White-throated Honeyeater
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Black-headed Honeyeater
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