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Gavicalis
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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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyMeliphagidae
Observations recorded435,857

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Parent taxon
Meliphagidae
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Lichenostomus virescens.jpg
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taxon name
Gavicalis
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genus
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Category:Gavicalis
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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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