Marbled honeyeater

Marbled honeyeater
Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1884
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Pycnopygius
Species:
P. cinereus
Binomial name
Pycnopygius cinereus
(Sclater, PL, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Ptilotis marmorata

The marbled honeyeater (Pycnopygius cinereus) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. The size of the marbled honeyeater is found to be 20–22 cm. The bird is classified as medium-sized with a medium-length solid bill. The male is 40–58 grams while the female is 36–46 grams in size.