Brass's friarbird | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Philemon |
Species: | P. brassi |
Binomial name | |
Philemon brassi Rand, 1940 | |
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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