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Buru Friarbird

Philemon moluccensis(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

English (US) Buru Friarbird

The Buru Friarbird (Philemon moluccensis) 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: Buru Island (southern Moluccas)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Philemon moluccensis
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Buru Friarbird
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Merops moluccensis
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Type locality
Bouro [= Buru] Island. Based on Polochion Buffon
Original description
Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.465

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

See all 195 species of the family Meliphagidae