Xanthotis

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Xanthotis
Spotted honeyeater (Xanthotis polygrammus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Xanthotis
Reichenbach, 1852
Type species
Xanthotis flaviventris[1]
Reichenbach, 1852

Xanthotis is a genus of birds in the honeyeater family

Meliphagidae
.

The genus contains three species:[2]

The

molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Melaphagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^
    Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Honeyeaters"
    . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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