Phylidonyris
Phylidonyris | |
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Crescent honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Phylidonyris Lesson , 1830
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Type species | |
Certhia novaehollandiae Latham, 1790
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Phylidonyris is a genus of birds in the honeyeater family that are endemic to Australia.
Taxonomy
The genus Phylidonyris was introduced in 1830 by the French naturalist
The genus contains the following three species:[4]
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Phylidonyris novaehollandiae | New Holland honeyeater | southern Australia | |
Phylidonyris niger | White-cheeked honeyeater | east coast and the south-west corner of Australia | |
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus | Crescent honeyeater | southeastern Australia |
References
- ISBN 978-0-9568611-1-5.
- ^ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1986). Check-list of Birds of the World. Vol. 12. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 425.
- ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (December 2023). "Honeyeaters". IOC World Bird List Version 14.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 4 March 2024.