Tagula honeyeater

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Tagula honeyeater
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Microptilotis
Species:
M. vicina
Binomial name
Microptilotis vicina
(Rothschild & Hartert, 1912)

The Tagula honeyeater (Microptilotis vicina) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Tagula Island.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2020). "Microptilotis vicina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T22704002A175653585. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22704002A175653585.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.