Nesoptilotis
Sign in to saveNesoptilotis is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia and Tasmania. The genus consists of two 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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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMeliphagidae
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Nesoptilotis is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia and Tasmania. The genus consists of two 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 |- |120px ||N. flavicollis || Yellow-throated honeyeater || Tasmania |- |120px || N. leucotis || White-eared honeyeater || southwest, south and east Australia |- |}