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Nesoptilotis

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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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyMeliphagidae
Observations recorded334,980

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Meliphagidae
Image
Lichenostomus flavicollis rear - Peter Murrel.jpg
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taxon name
Nesoptilotis
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Nesoptilotis
Commons category
Nesoptilotis
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