Tui
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Tui
The Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) 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
- Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tui
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae
- Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae chathamensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Merops novaeSeelandiae
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Nova Seelandia [= Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand] .
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.464
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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