Hedydipna platura (Vieillot, 1819) is a animal in the Nectariniidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hedydipna platura (Vieillot, 1819)

Hedydipna platura (Vieillot, 1819)

Hedydipna platura is a bird species where males and females have distinct different plumage and tail features.

Family
Genus
Hedydipna
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Hedydipna platura (Vieillot, 1819)

Scientific name: Hedydipna platura (Vieillot, 1819)

Description: Males of this species have a green back, a yellow belly, and an extremely long central tail feather. Females, by contrast, have gray-brown upperparts and dull yellow underparts.

Photo: (c) Nik Borrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nik Borrow · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Nectariniidae Hedydipna

More from Nectariniidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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