Conopophila
Conopophila is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It contains the following species:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Conopophila albogularis | Rufous-banded honeyeater | New Guinea and northern Australia. | |
Conopophila rufogularis | Rufous-throated honeyeater | northern Australia. | |
Conopophila whitei | Grey honeyeater | central Australia. | |
Conopophila | |
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Rufous-banded honeyeater (Conopophila albogularis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Conopophila L. Reichenbach, 1852 |
The name is derived from the Greek word for gnat, conops, thus a lover of gnats.[2]
References
- "ITIS Report: Conopophila". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- Cayley, Neville W. (2011). Lindsey, Terence R. (ed.). What bird is that?: a completely revised and updated edition of the classic Australian ornithological work (Signature ed.). Walsh Bay, N.S.W.: Australia's Heritage Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-9870701-0-4.
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