Microptilotis gracilis
Appearance
(Redirected from Meliphaga gracilis)
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Meliphagidae
Genus: Microptilotis
Species: Microptilotis gracilis
Name
[edit]Microptilotis gracilis (Gould, 1866)
- Type locality: Cape York, northern Queensland, Australia.
Synonymy
[edit]- Ptilotis gracilis (protonym)
- Meliphaga gracilis (Gould, 1866)
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Gould, J. 1866. Additions to the List of Avifauna of Australia, with Descriptions of Three New Species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt.2: p. 217 BHL Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- Andersen, M.J., McCullough, J.M., Friedman, N.R., Peterson, A.T., Moyle, R.G., Joseph, L. & Nyári, A.S. 2019. Ultraconserved elements resolve genus-level relationships in a major Australasian bird radiation (Aves: Meliphagidae). Emu 119(3): 218–232. DOI: 10.1080/01584197.2019.1595662 Reference page.
- McCullough, J.M., Joseph, L., Moyle, R.G. & Andersen, M.J. 2019. Ultraconserved elements put the final nail in the coffin of traditional use of the genus Meliphaga (Aves: Meliphagidae). Zoologica Scripta. 48(4): 411–418. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12350 Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Graceful Honeyeater