Meliphaga notata: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Meliphaga
- Species
- Meliphaga notata
- Scientific Name
- Meliphaga notata
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Yellow-spotted honeyeater
The yellow-spotted honeyeater (Meliphaga notata) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is also known as the lesser lewin. The bird is endemic to northern Queensland. The bird's common name refers to the yellow patch that members of the species have behind their eyes.
The yellow-spotted honeyeater is olive, brown, and gray in colour. The bird's weight ranges from around 23 to 30 grams, and the wingspan ranges from about 8 to 9 centimeters. The species contains two subspecies, which are known as Meliphaga notata notata and Meliphaga notata mixta. Yellow-spotted honeyeaters are aggressive and have a loud and metallic call.
...Meliphaga notata in languages:
- Bokmål
- Gulflekkhonningeter
- Czech
- medosavka malá
- Dutch
- Torreshoningeter
- English
- Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
- Finnish
- nokilaulumesikko
- French
- Méliphage marqué
- Hungarian
- torres-szorosi mézevő
- Japanese
- コキミミミツスイ
- Portuguese
- papa-mel-de-marca-amarela
- Russian
- Желтопятнистый медосос
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