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White-plumed Honeyeater

Ptilotula penicillata(Gould, J, 1837)

English (US) White-plumed Honeyeater

The White-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata) 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
Ptilotula penicillata
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
White-plumed Honeyeater
Described by
(Gould, J, 1837)

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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Meliphaga penicillata
Described by
(Gould, J, 1837)
Type locality
interior of New South Wales ; restricted to Wagga-Wagga by Salomonsen, 1966, Breviora, Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard, no. 254, p. 6.
Original description
A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands pt1 pl.15 fig.1

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

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