BirdUp · Species
Kimberley Honeyeater
Territornis fordiana(Schodde, 1989)
Least ConcernEndemic
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Territornis
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Kimberley honeyeater is a bird in the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae. It was formerly lumped with the white-lined honeyeater but, based on a genetic analysis, it is now considered a separate species. Articles published in 2014 and 2015 provided evidence that the Kimberley and white-lined honeyeaters differ not only genetically, but also in song and foraging ecology. The specific epithet honours the Australian chemist and ornithologist Dr Julian Ralph Ford (1932-1987).
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Kimberley region (north-west Australia)
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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