Meyer's Friarbird
Philemon meyeriSalvadori, AT, 1878
English (US) Meyer's Friarbird
The Meyer's Friarbird (Philemon meyeri) 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: lowlands of New Guinea (except for Bird's Head Peninsula)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Philemon meyeri
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Meyer's Friarbird
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1878
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Salvadori, AT, 1878
- Type locality
- 'Mittleres Sepikgebiet' [= Etappenberg, Sepik Mountains, northern New Guinea] .
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 12 p.339
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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