CAVS: 9994
Subspecies Lichenostomus melanops gippslandica Wakefield, 1958
- Meliphaga melanops gippslandica Wakefield, N.A. 1958. The Yellow-tufted Honeyeater with a description of a new subspecies. The Emu 58: 163-194 [Date published Jul 1958] [177] [intergradient between Lichenostomus melanops melanops (Latham, 1802) and L. m. cassidix (Gould, 1867)].
Type data:
Holotype NMV B.7040 ♂, Vic: Gooding, Serpentine Creek.
Paratype(s) NMV B.6499 adult ♀, Vic: Gould, 0.5 mile below bridge; WAM S&W.1375 adult ♂, NSW: Timbillica; WAM S&W.1376 adult ♀, NSW: Timbillica; AM O.39570 adult ♂ (incorrectly given with the prefix R), NSW: Merimbula; AM O.39571 adult ♀ (incorrectly given with the prefix R), NSW: Merimbula; NMV B.7041 adult ♀, Vic: Moonderra; NMV B.6280 immature ♂, Vic: Winkle Creek Bridge, north of Briagolong, Gippsland.
Generic Combinations
- Lichenostomus melanops gippslandica (Wakefield, 1958). —
Higgins, P.J., Christidis, L. & Ford, H.A. 2008. Family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters). pp. 498-691 in del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Christie, D.A. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona : Lynx Editions Vol 13 pp.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Narooma in southeast NSW to Gippsland in eastern VIC
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Vic: South East Corner (SEC)
Ecological Descriptors
Dry sclerophyll forest, low sclerophyll heath, temperate eucalypt, wet sclerophyll forest.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVES | 08-Nov-2020 | ADDED |