| Lichenostomus | |
|---|---|
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| Yellow-tufted honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Lichenostomus Cabanis, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Lichenostomus occidentalis[1] Cabanis, 1851 | |
Lichenostomus is agenus ofhoneyeatersendemic to Australia.
The genus formerly contained twenty species but it was split after amolecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the genus waspolyphyletic.[2] Former members were moved to the six new genera:Nesoptilotis,Bolemoreus,Caligavis,Stomiopera,Gavicalis andPtilotula.[2]
The genus contains two species:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
_-_Flickr_-_Lip_Kee_(1).jpg) | Lichenostomus melanops | Yellow-tufted honeyeater | east and southeast Australia |
 | Lichenostomus cratitius | Purple-gaped honeyeater | southwest and south-central Australia |
The nameLichenostomus was introduced by the German ornithologistJean Cabanis in 1851.[4] The word is derived from theGreekleikhēn meaning lichen or callous andstoma meaning mouth.[5]
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