White-plumed honeyeater

White-plumed honeyeater
At Glen Davis, New South Wales
Recorded at Cooya Pooya, Western Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Ptilotula
Species:
P. penicillata
Binomial name
Ptilotula penicillata
(Gould, 1837)
Distribution
Synonyms

Lichenostomus penicillatus

The white-plumed honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata, formerly Lichenostomus penicillatus)[2] is a small passerine bird endemic to Australia. White-plumed honeyeaters are common around water and are often seen in backyards and suburbs with vegetation cover.[3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Ptilotula penicillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22704097A130253505. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22704097A130253505.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "IOC Version 3.5 (Sept 30, 2013)". IOC World Bird List. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. ^ "White-plumed Honeyeater | BIRDS in BACKYARDS".