Purple-gaped honeyeater | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Lichenostomus |
Species: | L. cratitius |
Binomial name | |
Lichenostomus cratitius (Gould, 1841) |
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Distribution of the purple-gaped honeyeater |
The purple-gaped honeyeater (Lichenostomus cratitius) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to southern Australia.
Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.