White-bellied honeyeater

The white-bellied honeyeater (Gliciphila notabilis), also known as the New Hebrides honeyeater and the Vanuatu honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to the Melanesian island nation of Vanuatu. This species was formerly placed in the genus Glycifohia.^[2]

White-bellied honeyeater
White-bellied honeyeater on Vanua Lava in 2024
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Meliphagidae
Genus:	Gliciphila
Species:	G. notabilis
Binomial name
Gliciphila notabilis Sharpe, 1899
Synonyms
Phylidonyris notabilis Glycifohia notabilis

Two subspecies are recognised:^[2]

• G. n. notabilis Sharpe, RB, 1899 – northwestern Vanuatu, including Banks Islands
• G. n. superciliaris (Mayr, E, 1932) – Espiritu Santo to Epi (northern Vanuatu)