Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)

White-lined Honeyeater (Meliphaga albilineata) - HBW 13, p. 594

French: Méliphage à boucle blanche German: Weißbart-Honigfresser Spanish: Mielero Listado
Other common names: White-striped Honeyeater

Taxonomy: Ptilotis albilineata H. L. White, 1917, King River, Northern Territory, Australia.
On basis of molecular evidence, genus consists of two clades; present species is part of group which contains also M. orientalis, M. analoga, M. albonotata, M. vicina, M. gracilis, M. cinereifrons, M. mimikae, M. montana, M. flavirictus, M. fordiana and M. reticulata. Previously considered conspecific with M. fordiana; recent molecular analyses indicate that both are closely aligned also to M. reticulata and that these are best treated as three separate species. Monotypic.

Distribution: N Northern Territory in W Arnhem Land (Wellington Range and Mt Borradaile S to E headwaters of Mary R and to Katherine Gorge, E to Mann R), in N Australia.