
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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMeliphagidae
Observations recorded334,980
via GBIF
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Meliphagidae
- Image
- Lichenostomus flavicollis rear - Peter Murrel.jpg
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- taxon name
- Nesoptilotis
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- genus
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- Category:Nesoptilotis
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- Nesoptilotis
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