Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Forest Honeyeater, Forest White-Eared Meliphaga, White-Eared Mountain Honeyeater
Common Names in French:
Méliphage Forestier
Common Names in German:
Bergwaldhonigfresser
Description
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 179 meters (586 feet).[1]
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Class:
Aves
()
- Birds
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- Perching Birds
- Genus:
Meliphaga
()
- Lewin 1808 BirdsNewHolland p.7 pl.3 Citation
- Specific name:
montana
- (Salvadori) 1880 Ann.Mus.Civ.Stor.Nat.Genova 16 p.77
- Scientific name: - Meliphaga montana (Salvadori) 1880
- Specific name:
montana
- (Salvadori) 1880 Ann.Mus.Civ.Stor.Nat.Genova 16 p.77
- Genus:
Meliphaga
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 29-Nov-2006
Similar Species
Members of the genus Meliphaga
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 61 species and subspecies in this genus:
M. albilineata (White-Striped Honeyeater) · M. albilineata albilineata (White-Striped Honeyeater) · M. albilineata fordiana · M. albonotata (Scrub White-Eared Meliphaga) · M. analoga (Mimic Honeyeater) · M. analoga analoga · M. analoga flavida · M. aruensis (Puff-Backed Honeyeater) · M. aruensis aruensis (Puff-Backed Honeyeater) · M. aruensis sharpei · M. cassidix · M. chrysops (Yellow-Faced Honeyeater) · M. cratitia (Purple-Gaped Honeyeater) · M. fasciogularis · M. flava (Yellow Honeyeater) · M. flavcollis · M. flavicollis (Yellow-Throated Honeyeater) · M. flavirictus (Yellow-Gaped Honeyeater) · M. flaviventer (Tawny-Breasted Honeyeater) · M. flaviventer visi · M. frenata (Bridled Honeyeater) · M. fusca (Fuscous Honeyeater) · M. gracilis (Graceful Honeyeater) · M. gracilis gracilis (Graceful Honeyeater) · M. gracilis imitatrix · M. gracilis stevensi · M. indistincta · M. inexpectata · M. keartlandi (Grey-Headed Honeyeater) · M. leucotis (White-Eared Honeyeater) · M. lewini · M. lewinii (Lewin's Honeyeater) · M. lewinii amphochlora · M. lewinii lewinii (Lewin's Honeyeater) · M. lewinii mab · M. macleayana (Yellow-Streaked Honeyeater) · M. melanops (Yellow-Tufted Honeyeater) · M. mimikae (Large Spot-Breasted Honeyeater) · M. mimikae rara · M. montana (White-Eared Mountain Honeyeater) · M. montana germanorum · M. montana montana · M. montana steini · M. mystacalis · M. notata (Yellow-Spotted Honeyeater) · M. obscura (Obscure Honeyeater) · M. obscura obscura (Obscure Honeyeater) · M. orientalis (Small Spot-Breasted Honeyeater) · M. orientalis orientalis (Small Spot-Breasted Honeyeater) · M. ornata (Yellow-Plumed Honeyeater) · M. penicillata (White Plumed Honeyeater) · M. phrygia · M. plumula (Yellow-Fronted Honeyeater) · M. polygramma (Spotted Honeyeater) · M. reticulata (Streaky-Breasted Honeyeater) · M. sericea · M. subfrenata (Black-Throated Honeyeater) · M. unicolor (White-Gaped Honeyeater) · M. versicolor (Varied Honeyeater) · M. vicina (Louisiades Honeyeater) · M. virescens (Singing Honeyeater)
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Further Reading
- BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
- BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- 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.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 4, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3846674
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-561074
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 561074
- IUCN ID: 50741
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 137635
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 345.810 based on 13 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
