Black-necklaced honeyeater
| Black-necklaced honeyeater | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Lichmera |
| Species: | L. notabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lichmera notabilis (Finsch, 1898)
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The black-necklaced honeyeater or black-chested honeyeater (Lichmera notabilis) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Wetar.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Taxonomy
The black-necklaced honeyeater was first described by in 1898 by naturalist Otto Finsch with the name Stigmatops notabilis.[2] Today, it placed in the genus Lichmera, from Ancient Greek meaning "licking with the tongue",[3] as Lichmera notabilis.[4] It has no subspecies.[5]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Lichmera notabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T22703976A93946328. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22703976A93946328.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Finsch, Otto (1898). "On seven new species of Birds in the Leyden Museum from the islands of Wetter, Kisser, Letti and New-Guinea". Notes from the Leyden Museum. 20: 130. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Jobling, James A. "Lichmera". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Lichmera notabilis (Black-chested Honeyeater) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Higgins, Peter J.; Christidis, Les; Ford, Hugh; Sharpe, Christopher J. (2020). "Black-chested Honeyeater (Lichmera notabilis), version 1.0". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.blchon1.01. Retrieved 8 December 2025.