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Duetting Giant-Honeyeater
Gymnomyza brunneirostris (Mayr, 1932)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The duetting giant honeyeater (Gymnomyza brunneirostris), formerly known as the giant honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.
It is endemic to Fiji.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is endemic Viti Levu island. It was formerly considered conspecific with the yellow-billed giant honeyeater. Both showed phenotypic and behavioural differences. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that they also differed significantly in their mitochondrial DNA sequences and suggested that G. v. brunneirostris should be promoted to the species level. The International Ornithologists' Union accepted these proposals and introduced the name "yellow-billed giant honeyeater" for G. viridis and "duetting giant honeyeater" for G. brunneirostris.
Wikipedia contributors, Duetting giant honeyeater; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:02:15.841322+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gymnomyza brunneirostris (Mayr, 1932)
- Name authority
- (Mayr, 1932)
- Common name
- Duetting Giant-Honeyeater
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Gymnomyza
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMeliphagidae
- genusGymnomyza Reichenow, 1914
- speciesGymnomyza brunneirostris (Mayr, 1932)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gymnomyza. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chattering Giant-HoneyeaterGymnomyza viridis (E. L. Layard, 1875) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crow HoneyeaterGymnomyza aubryana (J. Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| MaoGymnomyza samoensis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gymnomyza viridis brunneirostris (Mayr, 1932) (Mayr, 1932) | synonym |
| Amoromyza viridis brunneirostris Mayr, 1932 Mayr, 1932 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1171809 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:8TQTT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.