Black-chinned honeyeater | |
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Eastern subspecies | |
Golden backed subspecies | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Melithreptus |
Species: | M. gularis
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Binomial name | |
Melithreptus gularis (Gould, 1837)
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Synonyms | |
Melithreptus laetior (Gould, 1875) |
The black-chinned honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia. Two subspecies are recognised. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests.