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Caligavis

Wikipedia Abstract

Caligavis is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to New Guinea and Australia. It includes 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: \n* Yellow-faced honeyeater (C. chrysops) - south, east Australia \n* Black-throated honeyeater (C. subfrenata) - New Guinea \n* Obscure honeyeater (C. obscura) - New Guinea
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Species

Caligavis chrysops (Yellow-faced Honeyeater) (Attributes)
Caligavis obscura (Obscure Honeyeater) (Attributes)
Caligavis subfrenata (Black-throated Honeyeater) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0