Conopophila

Genus of birds

Conopophila
Rufous-banded honeyeater (Conopophila albogularis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Conopophila
Reichenbach, 1852
Type species
Entomophila albogularis[1]
Gould, 1843

Conopophila is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It contains the following species:[2]

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Conopophila albogularis Rufous-banded honeyeater New Guinea and northern Australia.
Conopophila rufogularis Rufous-throated honeyeater northern Australia.
Conopophila whitei Grey honeyeater central Australia.

The name is derived from the Greek word for gnat, conops, thus a lover of gnats.[3]

Rufous-banded honeyeater on lotus stem - Fogg Dam - Northern Territory - Australia
Rufous-banded honeyeater with insect - Fogg Dam - Northern Territory - Australia
Rufous-banded honeyeater in black wattle - Fogg Dam - Northern Territory - Australia

References

  1. ^ "Melaphagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ "ITIS Report: Conopophila". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  3. ^ Cayley, Neville W. (2011). Lindsey, Terence R. (ed.). What bird is that?: a completely revised and updated edition of the classic Australian ornithological work (Signature ed.). Walsh Bay, N.S.W.: Australia's Heritage Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-9870701-0-4.
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Taxon identifiers
Conopophila


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