Lichenostomus

Lichenostomus
Lichenostomus penicillatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Meliphagidae
Genus:	Lichenostomus (but see text) Cabanis, 1851
Species
See text

Lichenostomus is a relatively large genus of honeyeaters (only Myzomela has more members). Of the 20+ traditional species, most are restricted to Australia, with a few in New Guinea. However, a 2011 paper by Nyári & Joseph split the genus following molecular analysis that discovered that the taxon was not monophyletic and contained seven distinct lineages within the Meliphagidae, for which the authors proposed a revised generic nomenclature. The nomenclature was subsequently adopted by the International Ornithological Committee's World Bird Names list in 2013.^[1][2]

Species

Lichenostomus group:

• Yellow-tufted honeyeater (L. melanops)
• Purple-gaped honeyeater (L. cratitius)

Nesoptilotis group:

• Yellow-throated honeyeater (L. flavicollis)
• White-eared honeyeater (L. leucotis)

Bolemoreus group:

• Eungella honeyeater (L. hindwoodi)
• Bridled honeyeater (L. frenatus)

Caligavis group:

• Yellow-faced honeyeater (L. chrysops)
• Black-throated honeyeater (L. subfrenatus)
• Obscure honeyeater (L. obscurus)

Stomiopera group:

• White-gaped honeyeater (L. unicolor)
• Yellow honeyeater (L. flavus)

Gavicalis group:

• Varied honeyeater (L. versicolor)
• Mangrove honeyeater (L. fasciogularis)
• Singing honeyeater (L. virescens)

Ptilotula group:

• Grey-headed honeyeater (L. keartlandi)
• Yellow-plumed honeyeater (L. ornatus)
• Grey-fronted honeyeater (L. plumulus)
• Fuscous honeyeater (L. fuscus)
• Yellow-tinted honeyeater (L. flavescens)
• White-plumed honeyeater (L. penicillatus)

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