Stomiopera

Stomiopera is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to 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.[2]

Stomiopera
Yellow honeyeater (Stomiopera flava)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Stomiopera
Reichenbach, 1852
Type species
Ptilotis unicolor[1]
Gould, 1843

The genus contains two species:[3]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Stomiopera unicolorWhite-gaped honeyeaternorth Australia
Stomiopera flavaYellow honeyeaternortheast Australia

The name Stomiopera was first proposed by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach in 1852.[4] The word is derived from the Greek stomion meaning bridlebit or mouth and pēra meaning wallet or pouch.[5]

References
  1. "Melaphagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. 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.
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Honeyeaters". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. Reichenbach, Ludwig (1852). Icones ad synopsin avium, Continuatio IX (in Latin). Leipzig: Hofmeister. p. 3, middle column. This work consists of four unnumbered pages.
  5. Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 366. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.


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