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Historical bird plate: Blue-faced Honeyeater

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Two birds identified on this plate

Blue-faced Honeyeater

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Entomyza cyanotisEntomyzon cyanotisShow 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 plateEntomyza cyanotisBlue-faced Honey-eater
Name used todayEntomyzon cyanotisBlue-faced 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.

02Blue-faced Honeyeater
Entomyza albipennisEntomyzon cyanotis albipennisShow 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 plateEntomyza albipennisWhite-quilled Honey-eater
Name used todayEntomyzon cyanotis albipennisBlue-faced 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.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 4
Plate
17
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.