Grey Friarbird
Philemon kisserensisMeyer, AB, 1884
English (US) Gray Friarbird
UK name: Grey Friarbird
The Grey Friarbird (Philemon kisserensis) 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 Lesser Sundas (Kisar, Leti, and Moa)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Philemon kisserensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray Friarbird
- English (UK)
- Grey Friarbird
- Described by
- Meyer, AB, 1884
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Meyer, AB, 1884
- Type locality
- Kisser Island, southern Banda Sea.
- Original description
- Sitzungsberichte und Abhandlungen der Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Isis in Dresden Heft1 p.41
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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