Marbled Honeyeater
Pycnopygius cinereus(Sclater, PL, 1874)
English (US) Marbled Honeyeater
The Marbled Honeyeater (Pycnopygius cinereus) 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
- Pycnopygius cinereus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Marbled Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1874)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Pycnopygius cinereus cinereus
- Pycnopygius cinereus marmoratus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ptilotis cinerea
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1874)
- Type locality
- Hatam, Arfak Mountains, northwestern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873, pt.3 p.693
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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