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Historical bird plate: Mangrove Honeyeater

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Three birds identified on this plate

Mangrove Honeyeater · Tawny-breasted Honeyeater · Yellow-throated Miner

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Plate XIV, Myzantha,: Myzantha Vigors

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01Mangrove Honeyeater
Ptilotis fasciogularisGavicalis fasciogularisShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the platePtilotis fasciogularisFasciated Honey-eater
Name used todayGavicalis fasciogularisMangrove Honeyeater

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

02Tawny-breasted Honeyeater
Ptilotis filigeraXanthotis flaviventer filigerShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the platePtilotis filigeraStreaked Honey-eater
Name used todayXanthotis flaviventer filigerTawny-breasted Honeyeater

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

03Yellow-throated Miner
Myzantha flavigulaManorina flavigulaShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateMyzantha flavigulaYellow-throated Miner
Name used todayManorina flavigulaYellow-throated Miner

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 4
Plate
9
Creator
Gracius J. Broinowski
Holding institution
Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.