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Alternative names: Yodeling Honeyeater3, Giant Green Honeyeater2
- Gymnomyza viridis
Identification
The two subspecies differ in bill color.
Distribution
Endemic to Fiji in the Pacific Ocean1.
Taxonomy
Clements1 accepts two subspecies:
- G. v. viridis on Taveuni and Vanua Levu (yellow-billed)
- G. v. brunneirostris on Viti Levu (brown-billed)
Among birders, talk want these two to be split into two species; no studies have been published.
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to December 2007 (Corrigenda 7). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Thread discussing the taxonomy of this species.