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