Biology:Lichenostomus
Lichenostomus is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia.
The genus formerly contained twenty species but it was split after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the genus was polyphyletic.[1] Former members were moved to the six new genera: Nesoptilotis, Bolemoreus, Caligavis, Stomiopera, Gavicalis and Ptilotula.[1]
The genus contains two species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120px | Lichenostomus melanops | Yellow-tufted honeyeater | east and southeast Australia |
| 120px | Lichenostomus cratitius | Purple-gaped honeyeater | southwest and south-central Australia |
The name Lichenostomus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1851.[3] The word is derived from the Greek leikhēn meaning lichen or callous and stoma meaning mouth.[4]
Feeding
Both species feed primarily on nectar but also glean insects from foliage and bark and make aerial sallies for invertebrates. The purple-gaped honeyeater can forage in small groups of up to 30 birds.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. Bibcode: 2011EmuAO.111..202N.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. "Honeyeaters". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/honeyeaters/.
- ↑ Cabanis, Jean Louis (1851) (in de). Museum Heineannum (Volume 1). Halberstadt. p. 119. https://archive.org/stream/bub_gb_M_sYAAAAYAAJ#page/n134/mode/1up.
- ↑ Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling.
- ↑ Higgins, Peter J.; Christidis, Les; Ford, Hugh (2020). "Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops), version 1.0" (in en). Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.yethon3.01. ISSN 2771-3105. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/yethon3/cur/introduction.
Wikidata ☰ Q1078472 entry
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