White-eared honeyeater
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The white-eared honeyeater (Nesoptilotis leucotis) is a medium-sized honeyeater found in Australia. It is a member of the family Meliphagidae (honeyeaters and Australian chats) which has 190 recognised species with about half of them found in Australia.[2] This makes them members of the most diverse family of birds in Australia. White-eared honeyeaters are easily identifiable by their olive-green body, black head and white ear-patch.[3]
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White-eared honeyeater | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Nesoptilotis |
Species: | N. leucotis |
Binomial name | |
Nesoptilotis leucotis (Latham, 1801) | |
Range map of the white-eared honeyeater (Nesoptilotis leucotis) | |
Synonyms | |
Lichenostomus leucotis |
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