Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Mallee Honeyeater, Yellow Plumed Honeyeater, Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
Common Names in French:
Méliphage orné
Common Names in German:
Gelbscheitel-Honigfresser
Common Names in Japanese:
ムナフコバシミツスイ
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,031 meters (0 to 16,506 feet).[1]
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.4 Forest - Temperate
- 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 2 Savanna
- 2.1 Savanna - Dry [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Parvorder:
Corvida
()
- Superfamily:
Meliphagoidea
()
- Family:
Meliphagidae
()
-
- Genus:
Lichenostomus
()
- Cabanis, 1851
- Specific name:
ornatus
- (Gould) 1838
- Scientific name: - Lichenostomus ornatus (Gould, 1838) (Gould) 1838
- Specific name:
ornatus
- (Gould) 1838
- Genus:
Lichenostomus
(
- Family:
Meliphagidae
(
- Superfamily:
Meliphagoidea
(
- Parvorder:
Corvida
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Lichenostomus ornatus (Gould, 1838)
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 29-Nov-2006
Similar Species
Members of the genus Lichenostomus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 32 species and subspecies in this genus:
L. chrysops (Yellow-Faced Honeyeater) · L. chrysops chrysops (Yellow-Faced Honeyeater) · L. cratitius (Purple-Gaped Honeyeater) · L. cratitius cratitius (Purple-Gaped Honeyeater) · L. fasciogularis (Mangrove Honeyeater) · L. flavescens (Yellow Tinted Honeyeater) · L. flavescens flavescens (Yellow Tinted Honeyeater) · L. flavicollis (Yellow-Throated Honeyeater) · L. flavus (Yellow Honeyeater) · L. flavus flavus (Yellow Honeyeater) · L. frenatus (Bridled Honeyeater) · L. fuscus (Fuscous Honeyeater) · L. fuscus fuscus (Fuscous Honeyeater) · L. hindwoodi (Eungella Honeyeater) · L. keartlandi (Grey-Headed Honeyeater) · L. leucotis (White-Eared Honeyeater) · L. leucotis leucotis (White-Eared Honeyeater) · L. melanops (Yellow Tufted Honeyeater) · L. melanops melanops (Yellow-Tufted Honeyeater) · L. obscurus (Obscure Honeyeater) · L. ornatus (Yellow Plumed Honeyeater) · L. penicillatus (White Plumed Honeyeater) · L. penicillatus penicillatus (White Plumed Honeyeater) · L. plumulus (Grey-Fronted Honeyeater) · L. plumulus plumulus (Grey-Fronted Honeyeater) · L. reticulatus (Streaky-Breasted Honeyeater) · L. subfrenatus (Black-Throated Honeyeater) · L. unicolor (White-Gaped Honeyeater) · L. versicolor (Varied Honeyeater) · L. versicolor versicolor (Varied Honeyeater) · L. virescens (Singing Honeyeater) · L. virescens virescens (Singing Honeyeater)
More Info
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Further Reading
- A list of the birds of Australia: containing the names and synonyms connected with each genus, species, and subspecies of birds found in Australia, at present known to the author / London: Witherby, 1913. url p. 279, p. 439.
- South Australian ornithologist. Adelaide, South Australian Ornithological Association. url p. 116, p. 136, p. 57.
- The Emu: official organ of the Australasian Ornithologists' Union. Melbourne: Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, 1901- url p. 147, p. 150, p. 153, p. 198.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- BirdLife International 2009. Lichenostomus ornatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3531
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-560799
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2480765
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 560799
- IUCN ID: 219450
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 131341
Footnotes
- Mean = 653.920 meters (2,145.407 feet), Standard Deviation = 849.330 based on 58,741 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
