Ptilotula penicillata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Meliphagoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Corvida Superfamilia: Meliphagoidea

Familia: Meliphagidae
Genus: Ptilotula
Species: Ptilotula penicillata
Subspecies: P. p. calconi – P. p. carteri – P. p. leilavalensis – P. p. penicillata

Synonyms: P. p. geraldtonensis – P. p. ladasi – included in carteri, P. p. mellori – included in nominal; P. p. centralia – P. p. interioris

Name

Ptilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837)

Type locality: interior of New South Wales; restricted to Wagga-Wagga.

Synonymy

Meliphaga penicillata (protonym)
Lichenostomus penicillatus (Gould, 1837)

References

Primary references

Gould, J. 1837–1838. A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands. London. BHL Pt.4 app.: With descriptions of new species of Australian Birds. 1–8 BHL Reference page. pt.1 pl. 15 fig.1, text

Additional references

Nyári, A.S. & Joseph, L. 2011. Systematic dismantlement of Lichenostomus improves the basis for understanding relationships within the honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) and the historical development of Australo-Papuan communities. Emu 111: 202–211. DOI: 10.1071/MU10047 ResearchGate Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: White-plumed Honeyeater
suomi: valkosepelmesikko

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