Gavicalis
| Gavicalis | |
|---|---|
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| Gavicalis virescens (singing honeyeater) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Gavicalis Schodde & Mason IJ, 1999 |
Gavicalis is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to New Guinea and 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 three species:[2]
- Varied honeyeater (G. versicolor) - New Guinea, northeast Australia
- Mangrove honeyeater (G. fasciogularis) - east Australia
- Singing honeyeater (G. virescens) - Australia
The name Gavicalis was first proposed by the Australian ornithologists Richard Schodde and Ian Mason in 1999.[3] The word is an anagram of Caligavis introduced by Tom Iredale.[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.
- ↑ Schodde, Richard; Mason, Ian J. (1999). The directory of Australian birds : a taxonomic and zoogeographic atlas of the biodiversity of birds in Australia and its territories. Collingwood, VIC Australia: CSIRO. pp. 1–851. ISBN 978-064306456-0.
- ↑ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 171. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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