The purple-gaped honeyeater (Lichenostomus cratitius) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to semi-arid southern Australia, where it inhabits mallee, tall heath and associated low eucalypt woodland.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Purple-gaped Honeyeater being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ptilotula keartlandi
- Gavicalis virescens
- Nesoptilotis flavicollis
- Gavicalis fasciogularis
- Lichenostomus melanops
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Lichenostomus
- Species
- Lichenostomus cratitius
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