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Scaly-breasted honeyeater

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Scaly-breasted honeyeater
Illustration by William Matthew Hart
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Lichmera
Species:
L. squamata
Binomial name
Lichmera squamata
(Salvadori, 1878)

The scaly-breasted honeyeater (Lichmera squamata), also known as the white-tufted honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs in the southern Moluccas. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Lichmera squamata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22703959A130243281. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22703959A130243281.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.