Green-backed honeyeater
Green-backed honeyeater | |
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Illustration by John Gould | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Glycichaera Salvadori, 1878 |
Species: | G. fallax
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Binomial name | |
Glycichaera fallax Salvadori, 1878
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The green-backed honeyeater (Glycichaera fallax) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is monotypic within the genus Glycichaera.[2] It is found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea and northern Cape York Peninsula. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Glycichaera fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Honeyeaters". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Meliphagidae
- Birds of New Guinea
- Birds of Cape York Peninsula
- Birds described in 1878
- Meliphagidae stubs