Ptilotula fusca

Fuscous Honeyeater at Fyshwick, ACT

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Ptilotula fusca natureguy 10 Jul 2021
Ptilotula fusca RodDeb 8 Jul 2021

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there were 2 slightly different latin names for this bird on the drop down menu

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   8 Jul 2021
there were 2 slightly different latin names for the Fuscous Honeyeater and also noticed for the White-plumed Honeyeater on the drop down menu, this could make it confusing which one to choose. May need to look and see if there are any others like this. Along with names that are missing. Thanks.
   10 Jul 2021
Hi @RodDeb not sure about this, I think it is still a glitch from the update. The missing species are fixed now, but I see what you mean. There are quite a few duplicates in the system at the moment. The ones you mentioned, plus Brown-headed Honeyeater, Little Friarbird, Tawny-crowned Honeyeater and many more. There is a 3rd duplicate for Fuscous Honeyeater, under the name "Lichenostomus fuscus" which is the old name for the species. Maybe @AaronClausen can take a look (although I think he might already be aware of this). There is still one species "missing" from the dropdown menu I have noticed, Hooded Robin. It now appears under the Honeyeaters category, and under "Small (Robin, Finch, Thornbill)" as "Melanodryas (Melanodryas) cucullata", neither of which are the current species in the system.
   10 Jul 2021
Hi @natureguy thanks for the info and for looking into the others with duplicate names or missing. Appreciate your help and also @AaronClausen we know you will be doing your best to make things right. Appreciate all the hard work that is done behind the scenes by you all. Thank you very much.
   11 Jul 2021
Thanks @RodDeb another big update is just around the corner very soon. Heaps more work going on behind the scenes, we'll get the new taxonomy sorted fairly soon. Thanks for all your help and patience helping us clean it up and shape it until it's right.
   11 Jul 2021
@AaronClausen you are welcome, after all you are doing all the hard work.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 7 Jul 2021 01:53 PM Recorded on
  • RodDeb Recorded by

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Species information

  • Ptilotula fusca Scientific name
  • Fuscous Honeyeater Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1084m Recorded at altitude
  • Synonyms

    Lichenostomus fuscus Ptilotula fuscus

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