Biology:Gliciphila
Gliciphila is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
Taxonomy
The genus Gliciphila was introduced in 1837 by the English zoologist William Swainson to accommodate a single species, Certhia fulvifrons Lewin, 1808. This is the type species. The name is a junior synonym of Certhia melanops Latham, 1801, the tawny-crowned honeyeater.[1][2][3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek γλυκυς/glukus meaning "sweet" or "sweet tasting" with φιλος/philos meaning "lover".[4]
Molecular genetic studies found that the tawny-crowned honeyeater in the genus Gliciphila was embedded in a clade containing the two species in the genus Glycifohia. To resolve the polyphyly the three species are now placed together in Gliciphila.[5][6][7]
The genus contains three species:[7]
| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120px | Barred honeyeater | Gliciphila undulata | montane forest of New Caledonia |
| 120px | Tawny-crowned honeyeater | Gliciphila melanops | south Australia and Tasmania |
| 120px | White-bellied honeyeater | Gliciphila notabilis | Vanuatu |
References
- ↑ Swainson, William (1837). On the Natural History and Classification of Birds. 2. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman and John Taylor. p. 326. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41945104.
- ↑ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed (1986). Check-list of Birds of the World. 12. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 426. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14482543.
- ↑ Dickinson, E.C.; Remsen, J.V. Jr., eds (2013). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 1: Non-passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-9568611-0-8. https://archive.org/details/howardmoorecompl0001howa/page/159/mode/1up.
- ↑ Jobling, James A.. "Gliciphila". The Key to Scientific Names. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/key-to-scientific-names/search?q=Gliciphila.
- ↑ Andersen, M.J.; Naikatini, A.; Moyle, R.G. (2014). "A molecular phylogeny of Pacific honeyeaters (Aves: Meliphagidae) reveals extensive paraphyly and an isolated Polynesian radiation". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 71: 308–315. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.11.014. PMID 24315868. Bibcode: 2014MolPE..71..308A.
- ↑ Marki, P.Z.; Jønsson, K.A.; Irestedt, M.; Nguyen, J.M.T.; Rahbek, C.; Fjeldså, J. (2017). "Supermatrix phylogeny and biogeography of the Australasian Meliphagides radiation (Aves: Passeriformes)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 107: 516–529. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.12.021. Bibcode: 2017MolPE.107..516M.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 AviList Core Team (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025". doi:10.2173/avilist.v2025. http://www.avilist.org/checklist/v2025/.
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