Meliphagidae
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Meliphagidae
Genera: Acanthagenys – Acanthorhynchus – Anthochaera – Anthornis – Ashbyia – Bolemoreus – Caligavis – Certhionyx – Cissomela – Conopophila – Entomyzon – Epthianura – Foulehaio – Gavicalis – Gliciphila – Glycichaera – Glycifohia – Grantiella – Guadalcanaria – Gymnomyza – Lichenostomus – Lichmera – Macgregoria – Manorina – Meliarchus – Melidectes – Melilestes – Meliphacator – Meliphaga – Melionyx – Melipotes – Melithreptus – Melitograis – Microptilotis – Myza – Myzomela – Nesoptilotis – Oreornis – Philemon – Phylidonyris – Plectorhyncha – Prosthemadera – Ptiloprora – Ptilotula – Purnella – Pycnopygius – Ramsayornis – Stomiopera – Stresemannia – Sugomel – Territornis – Timeliopsis – Trichodere – Vosea – Xanthotis
Genera moved to other familiae:
Name
[edit]Meliphagidae Vigors, 1825
Synonymy
[edit]Ephthianuridae Legge, 1887
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Vigors, N.A. 1825. Observations on the Natural Affinities that connect the Orders and Families of Birds. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 14(3): 395–517. BHL Reference page. p. 463
Additional references
[edit]- Cracraft, J. & Feinstein, J. 2000. What is not a bird of paradise? Molecular and morphological evidence places Macgregoria in the Meliphagidae and the Cnemophilinae near the base of the corvoid tree. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 267: 233-241. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.0992 ResearchGate Reference page.
- LeCroy, M., 2011: Type Specimens of Birds in the American Museum of Natural History Part 9. Passeriformes: Zosteropidae and Meliphagidae. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Number 348: 1–184. DOI: 10.1206/724.1
- Nyári, A.S. & Joseph, L. 2011. Systematic dismantlement of Lichenostomus improves the basis for understanding relationships within the honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) and the historical development of Australo-Papuan communities. Emu 111: 202–211. DOI: 10.1071/MU10047 ResearchGate Reference page.
- Andersen, M.J., Naikatini, A. & Moyle, R.G. 2014. A molecular phylogeny of Pacific honeyeaters (Aves: Meliphagidae) reveals extensive paraphyly and an isolated Polynesian radiation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 71: 308–315. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.11.014 ResearchGate Reference page.
- Andersen, M.J., McCullough, J.M., Friedman, N.R., Peterson, A.T., Moyle, R.G., Joseph, L. & Nyári, A.S. 2019. Ultraconserved elements resolve genus-level relationships in a major Australasian bird radiation (Aves: Meliphagidae). Emu 119(3): 218–232. DOI: 10.1080/01584197.2019.1595662 Reference page.
- McCullough, J.M., Joseph, L., Moyle, R.G. & Andersen, M.J. 2019. Ultraconserved elements put the final nail in the coffin of traditional use of the genus Meliphaga (Aves: Meliphagidae). Zoologica Scripta. 48(4): 411–418. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12350 Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]Deutsch: Honigfresser
English: Honeyeaters
español: Mielero
suomi: Mesikot
français: Meliphagidae
Bahasa Indonesia: Burung penghisap madu
日本語: ミツスイ科
lietuvių: Medlesiniai
македонски: Медојади
Nederlands: Honingeters
português: Papa-mel
Türkçe: Bal kuşugiller
中文: 吸蜜鸟科