New Britain Friarbird
Philemon cockerelliSclater, PL, 1877
English (US) New Britain Friarbird
The New Britain Friarbird (Philemon cockerelli) 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 cockerelli
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- New Britain Friarbird
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1877
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Philemon cockerelli umboi
- Philemon cockerelli cockerelli
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1877
- Type locality
- New Britain.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877, pt.1 p.104
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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