Black-throated honeyeater
The black-throated honeyeater (Caligavis subfrenata) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
| Black-throated honeyeater | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Caligavis |
| Species: | C. subfrenata |
| Binomial name | |
| Caligavis subfrenata (Salvadori, 1876) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lichenostomus subfrenatus Salvadori, 1876 | |
The black-throated honeyeater was originally described in 1876 as Lichenostomus subfrenatus, but was moved to Caligavis after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that Lichenostomus was polyphyletic.[2][3]
References
- BirdLife International (2018). "Caligavis subfrenata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22704037A130247738. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22704037A130247738.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- 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 (3): 202–211. doi:10.1071/mu10047. S2CID 85333285.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Honeyeaters". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
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