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Rufous-throated honeyeater

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Rufous-throated honeyeater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Conopophila
Species:
C. rufogularis
Binomial name
Conopophila rufogularis
(Gould, 1843)

The rufous-throated honeyeater (Conopophila rufogularis) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to northern Australia.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, but it also functions well in urban environments due to the lack of nest predators.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Conopophila rufogularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22704406A93966644. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22704406A93966644.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Fulton, Graham. Nest ecology of a threatened woodland avifauna (Thesis). University of Queensland Library.