Brown-headed honeyeater | |
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In Victoria, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Melithreptus |
Species: | M. brevirostris
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Binomial name | |
Melithreptus brevirostris (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
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Distribution of the brown-headed honeyeater. Adapted from Atlas of Living Australia Data |
The brown-headed honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris) is a species of passerine bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.