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Bar-breasted honeyeater

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Bar-breasted honeyeater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Ramsayornis
Species:
R. fasciatus
Binomial name
Ramsayornis fasciatus
(Gould, 1843)

The bar-breasted honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to northern Australia, with a breeding season from late spring to winter.[2] It feeds primarily on nectar and invertebrates.[2] The bird is also known as White-breasted honeyeater according Birds of Australia vol 11 by Gregory Mathews[3]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ramsayornis fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22704397A93966061. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22704397A93966061.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus)". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. ^ https://anet.be/record/opacanet/c:lvd:6878811/E