Green-backed honeyeater
| Green-backed honeyeater | |
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| Illustration by John Gould | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Glycichaera Salvadori, 1878 |
| Species: | G. fallax
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| Glycichaera fallax Salvadori, 1878
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The green-backed honeyeater (Glycichaera fallax) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is monotypic within the genus Glycichaera.[2] It is found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea and northern Cape York Peninsula.[3] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Glycichaera fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22703940A130242541. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22703940A130242541.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Honeyeaters". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Species profile—Glycichaera fallax claudi (green-backed honeyeater)". Species information. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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