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Gavicalis
Sign in to saveGavicalis is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to New Guinea and Australia. It contains former members of Lichenostomus, and was created after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMeliphagidae
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- Lichenostomus virescens.jpg
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Gavicalis is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to New Guinea and Australia. It contains former members of Lichenostomus, and was created after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.
The genus contains three species: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px|| Gavicalis versicolor|| Varied honeyeater || New Guinea, northeast Australia |- |120px|| Gavicalis fasciogularis || Mangrove honeyeater || east Australia |- |120px || Gavicalis virescens || Singing honeyeater || Australia |- |}
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