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Silver-crowned Friarbird

Philemon argenticeps(Gould, J, 1840)

English (US) Silver-crowned Friarbird

The Silver-crowned Friarbird (Philemon argenticeps) 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
Philemon argenticeps
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Silver-crowned Friarbird
Described by
(Gould, J, 1840)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Tropidorhynchus argenticeps
Described by
(Gould, J, 1840)
Type locality
northwestern coast of Australia [= West Kimberley Division, northern Western Australia; cf. Mees, 1961, Journ. Roy. Soc. Western Australia, 44, p. 112].
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.7, no.82 p.144

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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