Lichenostomus
| Lichenostomus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Lichenostomus penicillatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Lichenostomus Cabanis, 1851 |
Lichenostomus is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia.
The genus formerly contained twenty species but it was split after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the genus was polyphyletic.[1] Former members were moved to the six new genera: Nesoptilotis, Bolemoreus, Caligavis, Stomiopera, Gavicalis and Ptilotula.[1]
The genus contains two species:[2]
- Yellow-tufted honeyeater (L. melanops) - east and southeast Australia
- Purple-gaped honeyeater (L. cratitius) - southwest and south-central Australia
The name Lichenostomus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1851.[3] The word is derived from the Greek leikhēn meaning lichen or callous and stoma meaning mouth.[4]
References
- 1 2 Nyári, Á.S.; Joseph, L. (2011). "Systematic dismantlement of Lichenostomus improves the basis for understanding relationships within the honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) and historical development of Australo–Papuan bird communities". Emu 111: 202–211. doi:10.1071/mu10047.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Honeyeaters". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ↑ Cabanis, Jean Louis (1851). Museum Heineannum (Volume 1) (in German). Halbertstadt. p. 119.
- ↑ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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