Meliphaga_subfrenata

Black-throated honeyeater

Black-throated honeyeater

Species of bird

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.

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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

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [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. [3]
    Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Honeyeaters". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 28 January 2016.


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