Biology:Conopophila
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Conopophila | |
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| Rufous-banded honeyeater (Conopophila albogularis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Conopophila Reichenbach, 1852 |
| Type species | |
| Entomophila albogularis[1] Gould, 1843
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Conopophila is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It contains the following species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Conopophila albogularis | Rufous-banded honeyeater | New Guinea and northern Australia. |
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Conopophila rufogularis | Rufous-throated honeyeater | northern Australia. |
| Conopophila whitei | Grey honeyeater | central Australia. |
The name is derived from the Greek word for gnat, conops, thus a lover of gnats.[3]
thumb|Rufous-banded honeyeater with insect - Fogg Dam - Northern Territory - Australia
References
- ↑ "Melaphagidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=119.
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Conopophila". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=557565. 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q868786 entry
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