White-eared honeyeater
| White-eared honeyeater | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Nesoptilotis |
| Species: | N. leucotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nesoptilotis leucotis (Latham, 1801) | |
| Range map of the white-eared honeyeater (Nesoptilotis leucotis) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lichenostomus leucotis | |
The white-eared honeyeater (Nesoptilotis leucotis) is a medium-sized honeyeater found in Australia. It is a member of the family Meliphagidae (honeyeaters and Australian chats) which has 190 recognised species with about half of them found in Australia. This makes them members of the most diverse family of birds in Australia. White-eared honeyeaters are easily identifiable by their olive-green body, black head and white ear-patch.