Rufous-sided Honeyeater
Ptiloprora erythropleura(Salvadori, AT, 1876)
English (US) Rufous-sided Honeyeater
The Rufous-sided Honeyeater (Ptiloprora erythropleura) 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
- Ptiloprora erythropleura
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-sided Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ptiloprora erythropleura erythropleura
- Ptiloprora erythropleura dammermani
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ptilotis erythropleura
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
- Type locality
- Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop Peninsula, northwestern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 7(1875) p.949
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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