Phylidonyris
Genus of birds
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Phylidonyris is a genus of birds in the honeyeater family that are endemic to Australia.
| Phylidonyris | |
|---|---|
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| Crescent honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Phylidonyris Lesson, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Certhia novaehollandiae Latham, 1790 | |
Taxonomy
The genus Phylidonyris was introduced in 1830 by the French naturalist René Lesson to accommodate a single species, Certhia novaehollandiae Latham, 1790, now the New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae).[1][2] The generic name Phylidonyris combines the term Phylédon or Philédon, used by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier in 1817 for the friarbirds (now placed in the genus Philemon), with Cinnyris (Cuvier, 1816) for the sunbirds.[3]
The genus contains the following three species:[4]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Phylidonyris novaehollandiae | New Holland honeyeater | southern Australia |
 | Phylidonyris niger | White-cheeked honeyeater | east coast and the south-west corner of Australia |
.jpg) | Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus | Crescent honeyeater | southeastern Australia |
