Plain Honeyeater
Pycnopygius ixoides(Salvadori, AT, 1878)
English (US) Plain Honeyeater
The Plain Honeyeater (Pycnopygius ixoides) 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 ixoides
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Plain Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1878)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Pycnopygius ixoides ixoides
- Pycnopygius ixoides proximus
- Pycnopygius ixoides unicus
- Pycnopygius ixoides finschi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ptilotis ? ixoides
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1878)
- Type locality
- Sorong, Vogelkop Peninsula, northwestern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 12 p.338
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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