White-cheeked Honeyeater
Phylidonyris niger(Bechstein, JM, 1811)
English (US) White-cheeked Honeyeater
The White-cheeked Honeyeater (Phylidonyris niger) 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
- Phylidonyris niger
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-cheeked Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Bechstein, JM, 1811)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Phylidonyris niger niger
- Phylidonyris niger gouldii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Certhia nigra
- Described by
- (Bechstein, JM, 1811)
- Type locality
- Neuholland [= Sydney, New South Wales]. Based on 'L'Heorotaire noir' Vieillot, 1802, Oiseaux Dores, 2, pi. 71.
- Original description
- Johann Lathams allgemeine Uebersicht der Vögel aus dem Englischen übersetzt und mit Anmerkungen und Zusätzen versehen 4 1 p.196
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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