Caligavis
Genus of birds
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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.[2]
| Caligavis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Caligavis chrysops (yellow-faced honeyeater) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Caligavis Iredale, 1956 |
| Type species | |
| Ptilotis obscura[1] De Vis 1897 | |
Species
The genus contains three species:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. chrysops | Yellow-faced honeyeater | south, east Australia |
| C. subfrenata | Black-throated honeyeater | New Guinea | |
| C. obscura | Obscure honeyeater | New Guinea | |
The name Caligavis was first proposed by the English-born ornithologist Tom Iredale in 1956.[4][5] The word is derived from the Latin caligo meaning obscurity and avis bird.[6]
