Ptilotula
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Ptilotula is a genus of honeyeater consisting of species occurring in Australia and Papua New Guinea. The genus consists of six former members of Lichenostomus, and was created after a molecular analysis showed the genus was polyphyletic.[2] The International Ornithologists' Union accepted this change and officially included the genus in reference lists from 2013.[3] The type species is the yellow-tinted honeyeater (Ptilotula flavescens).[2] Birds in this genus typically occupy dry open forest and woodland habitats, and can be found in arid and semi-arid environments.[2][4]
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Ptilotula | |
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Yellow-tinted honeyeater (Ptilotula flavescens) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Ptilotula Mathews, 1912 |
Type species | |
Ptilotis flavescens[1] Gould, 1840 |
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