Conopophila

Conopophila is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It contains the following species:[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Conopophila albogularisRufous-banded honeyeaterNew Guinea and northern Australia.
Conopophila rufogularisRufous-throated honeyeaternorthern Australia.
Conopophila whiteiGrey honeyeatercentral Australia.

Conopophila
Rufous-banded honeyeater (Conopophila albogularis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Conopophila
L. Reichenbach, 1852

The name is derived from the Greek word for gnat, conops, thus a lover of gnats.[2]

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. "ITIS Report: Conopophila". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  2. 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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