| Purple-gaped honeyeater | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Lichenostomus |
| Species: | L. cratitius |
| Binomial name | |
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Lichenostomus cratitius (Gould, 1841) |
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| Distribution of the purple-gaped honeyeater | |
The purple-gaped honeyeater (Lichenostomus cratitius) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to southern Australia.
Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.