Gilliard's Honeyeater

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Gilliard's Honeyeater (<em>Vosea whitemanensis</em>) is a species of Honeyeaters (<em>Meliphagidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Gilliard's Honeyeater (Vosea whitemanensis) is a species of Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Vosea; binomial: Vosea whitemanensis; authority: Gilliard, 1960.

Distribution

Breeding range: Australasia.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Change English name of Melidectes whitemanensis to Gilliard's Melidectes (Gregory 2009). Transfer (10.1) to monotypic genus Vosea (Higgins et al. 2019; Andersen et al. 2019). Change English name to Gilliard's Honeyeater with change of genus.

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