Pied honeyeater

Pied honeyeater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Certhionyx
Lesson, 1830
Species:
C. variegatus
Binomial name
Certhionyx variegatus
Lesson, 1830
Distribution of pied honeyeater

The pied honeyeater (Certhionyx variegatus) is a species of bird in the family of honeyeaters Meliphagidae and the sole species in the genus Certhionyx (Christidis & Boles 2008). This species is also known as the black and white honeyeater or western pied honeyeater.

It is endemic to Australia and is listed as a vulnerable species under Schedule 2 of the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (NSW).[2]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Certhionyx variegatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22703925A93943600. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22703925A93943600.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (NSW)