Bolemoreus
Sign in to saveBolemoreus is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia. It contains former members of Lichenostomus, and was created after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMeliphagidae
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Bolemoreus is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia. It contains former members of Lichenostomus, and was created after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.
The genus contains two species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- | || Bolemoreus hindwoodi || Eungella honeyeater || northeast Australia |- | 120px|| Bolemoreus frenatus||Bridled honeyeater || northeast Australia |- |}