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Philemon citreogularis · Family Meliphagidae

Philemon citreogularis

Family Meliphagidae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Meliphagidae
GBIF occurrence records
251,990
Countries and territories with records
4
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About this species

This species has 251,990 occurrence records from 4 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 0.23% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Philemon citreogularis combines the genus name Philemon with the species epithet citreogularis. The Warbla app catalog lists 14 species of the genus Philemon; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Philemon corniculatus, Philemon buceroides and Philemon argenticeps.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 170 species of the family Meliphagidae. This species ranks 16th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anthochaera carunculata. Its record count is 3.3 times the family average (76,364). The family Meliphagidae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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