Meyer's friarbird
Meyer's friarbird (Philemon meyeri) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found throughout New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Philemon |
| Species: | P. meyeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Philemon meyeri Salvadori, 1875 | |
The common name commemorates Adolf Bernard Meyer (1840–1911), a German anthropologist and ornithologist who collected in the Dutch East Indies.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Philemon meyeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 234.
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