Multi-species plate · Gould · 1837-1838

Three birds identified on this plate

Crescent Honeyeater · New Holland Honeyeater · White-cheeked Honeyeater

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01Crescent Honeyeater

Meliphaga australasianaPhylidonyris pyrrhopterusShow this identification

Several species on one plate

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Name recorded with the plateMeliphaga australasiana

Name used todayPhylidonyris pyrrhopterusCrescent Honeyeater

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.

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02New Holland Honeyeater

Meliphaga novaehollandiaePhylidonyris novaehollandiaeShow this identification

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Name recorded with the plateMeliphaga novaehollandiae

Name used todayPhylidonyris novaehollandiaeNew Holland Honeyeater

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.

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03White-cheeked Honeyeater

Meliphaga sericeaPhylidonyris nigerShow 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 plateMeliphaga sericea

Name used todayPhylidonyris nigerWhite-cheeked Honeyeater

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.

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

Publication: A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent islands, Single volume
Plate: 16
Creator: John Gould; plates predominantly by Elizabeth Gould
Holding institution: Museums Victoria
Taxonomic authority: AviList 2025
Rights: Public domain — source record marked not in copyright.