Phylidonyris

Phylidonyris is a genus of birds in the honeyeater family that are endemic to Australia.

Phylidonyris
Crescent honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Phylidonyris
Lesson, 1830
Species

It contains the following species:[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Phylidonyris novaehollandiaeNew Holland honeyeatersouthern Australia
Phylidonyris nigerWhite-cheeked honeyeatereast coast and the south-west corner of Australia
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterusCrescent honeyeatersoutheastern Australia

References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Honeyeaters". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 31 January 2016.


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