Caligavis
Sign in to saveCaligavis is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to New Guinea and Australia. It includes former members of Lichenostomus, and was created after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMeliphagidae
Observations recorded730,541
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 42
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Collections
- NMV, ANWC
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Meliphagidae
- Image
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater callistemon.jpg
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- taxon name
- Caligavis
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- Category:Caligavis
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Caligavis is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to New Guinea and Australia. It includes former members of Lichenostomus, and was created after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.
==Species== The genus contains three species:
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