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
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-plumed Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Gould, J, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Ptilotula penicillata penicillata
- Ptilotula penicillata leilavalensis
- Ptilotula penicillata carteri
- Ptilotula penicillata calconi
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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Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
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Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
Ptilotula flavescens
Fuscous Honeyeater
Ptilotula fusca
Grey-headed Honeyeater
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Grey-fronted Honeyeater
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Yellow-faced Honeyeater
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Black-throated Honeyeater
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