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The helmeted honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops cassidix) is an endangered species of bird. There is only a tiny population in the Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve, in Victoria, Australia. The helmeted honeyeater became the state of Victoria's official bird emblem in 1971.[1]
Famous ornithologist, John Gould first described the bird as being a separate species, which he named Ptilotis cassidix in 1867.[2] It now one of the three sub-species of the yellow-tufted honeyeater, Lichenostomus melanops. The other sub-species are not endangered.
- ↑ "Helmeted Honeyeater". www.australianfauna.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
- ↑ Gould, J. (1867). The Birds of Australia. Supplement. London: J. Gould Pt 4 81 pls pp. [pl. 39]