Brass's friarbird
| Brass's friarbird | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Philemon |
| Species: | P. brassi |
| Binomial name | |
| Philemon brassi Rand, 1940 | |
The Brass's friarbird (Philemon brassi) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the Australian botanist Leonard J. Brass (1900-1971) who worked for the Queensland Herbarium .[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Philemon brassi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 63.
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