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The White-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus penicillatus) is a bird native to Australia. It is yellow above and paler beneath, with a black and white line on the sides of its neck. The white neck band of a White-plumed Honeyeater is its most prominent feature, the rest of the feathers being shades of green and buff. Juveniles have a pinkish orange beak that darkens to black in adults. Honeyeaters feed on nectar and insects and their nest is a small cup nest in a tree. The size of an average White-plumed Honeyeater is approximately 19 cm. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Meliphagidae
Genus:
Ptilotula
Scientific:
Ptilotula penicillata
Citation:
(Gould, 1837)
Reference:
Syn.BirdsAustr. pl.15 fig.1
Protonym:
Meliphaga penicillata
Avibase ID:
CE7BDFB9D061E80F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CE7BDFB9
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 560800
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Méliphage serti ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Méliphage serti ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Meliphaga penicillata) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Meliphaga penicillata) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Meliphaga penicillata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Meliphaga penicillata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Meliphaga penicillata) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters: Meliphaga penicillata [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Meliphaga penicillata [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Meliphaga penicillata [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: White-plumed Honeyeater ( Ptilotula penicillata) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lichenostomus penicillatus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lichenostomus penicillatus [version 1] |
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Species status: full species
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