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The White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus) is a passerine bird of the Honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to eastern Australia. Birds from southwestern Australia have been shown to be a distinct species, the Swan River Honeyeater, and the eastern birds more closely related to the Black-headed Honeyeater of Tasmania. One of several similar species of black-headed honeyeaters in the genus Melithreptus, it dwells in dry sclerophyll eucalypt woodland. Its diet consists of nectar from various flowers and insects. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Meliphagidae
Genus:
Melithreptus
Scientific:
Melithreptus lunatus
Citation:
(Vieillot, 1802)
Reference:
Ois.Dores[Audebert & Vieillot] p.95 pl.61
Protonym:
Certhia lunata
Avibase ID:
E4C4AC3179986357
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E4C4AC31
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561087
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: White-naped Honeyeater (Eastern) ( Melithreptus lunatus lunatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: White-naped Honeyeater (Eastern) ( Melithreptus lunatus lunatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: White-naped Honeyeater (Eastern) ( Melithreptus lunatus lunatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: White-naped Honeyeater (Eastern) ( Melithreptus lunatus lunatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: White-naped Honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melithreptus lunatus lunatus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Melithreptus lunatus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Melithreptus [lunatus or chloropsis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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