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Manorina melanocephala · Family Meliphagidae
Manorina melanocephala
Family Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 1,389,744
- Countries and territories with records
- 5
About this species
This species has 1,389,744 occurrence records from 5 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Australia accounts for 99.9% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In Australia, this species accounts for 1.3% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Manorina melanocephala combines the genus name Manorina with the species epithet melanocephala. The Warbla app catalog lists 4 species of the genus Manorina; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Manorina flavigula, Manorina melanophrys and Manorina melanotis.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 170 species of the family Meliphagidae. This species ranks 2nd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anthochaera carunculata. Its record count is 18.2 times the family average (76,364). The family Meliphagidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.