Streak-headed Honeyeater
Pycnopygius stictocephalus(Salvadori, AT, 1876)
English (US) Streak-headed Honeyeater
The Streak-headed Honeyeater (Pycnopygius stictocephalus) 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.
Range: lowlands of New Guinea, including Salawati (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea), and Aru Islands (off southwestern New Guinea)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pycnopygius stictocephalus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Streak-headed Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pycnonotus (?) stictocephalus
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1876)
- Type locality
- Naiabui, Hall Sound, southeastern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 9 p.34
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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