Stomiopera
| Stomiopera | |
|---|---|
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| Stomiopera flavus (yellow honeyeater) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Stomiopera Reichenbach, 1852 |
Stomiopera is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia. It contains former members of Lichenostomus, and was created after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.[1]
The genus contains two species:[2]
- White-gaped honeyeater (S. unicolor) - north Australia
- Yellow honeyeater (S. flavus) - northeast Australia
The name Stomiopera was first proposed by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach in 1852.[3] The word is derived from the Greek stomion meaning bridlebit or mouth and pēra meaning wallet or pouch.[4]
References
- ↑ Nyári, Á.S.; Joseph, L. (2011). "Systematic dismantlement of Lichenostomus improves the basis for understanding relationships within the honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) and historical development of Australo–Papuan bird communities". Emu 111: 202–211. doi:10.1071/mu10047.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Honeyeaters". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ Reichenbach, Ludwig (1852). Icones ad synopsin avium, Continuatio IX (in Latin). Leipzig: Hofmeister. p. 3, middle column. This work consists of four unnumbered pages.
- ↑ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 366. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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