Nesoptilotis leucotis

Nesoptilotis leucotis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Meliphagoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Orionides Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Neocoelurosauria Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Avialae Subclassis: Aves Infraclassis: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Passerea Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Cladus: Eufalconimorphae Cladus: Psittacopasseres Ordo: Passeriformes Cladus: Eupasseres Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Meliphagides Superfamilia: Meliphagoidea

Familia: Meliphagidae
Genus: Nesoptilotis
Species: Nesoptilotis leucotis
Subspecies: N. l. depauperata – N. l. leucotis – N. l. novaenorciae – N. l. schoddei – N. l. thomasi

Synonyms: N. l. mallee – N. l. munna – N. l. torringtoni – included in nominal or thomasi; N. l. woolundra – included in novaenorciae or schoddei.

Name

Nesoptilotis leucotis (Latham, 1802)

• Type locality: "Nova Hollandia" = restricted to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Synonymy

• Turdus leucotis (protonym)
• Meliphaga leucotis (Latham, 1802)
• Lichenostomus leucotis (Latham, 1802)
• Philedon melanodera Quoy & Gaimard, 1830

References

Primary references

• Latham, J. 1801. Supplement II to the general synopsis of birds. pp. 1–376, index, pl. 120–140 BHL. Supplementum indicis ornithologici sive systematis ornithologiae p. i–lxxiv. BHL London. Leigh, Sotheby, & Son. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.49008 Reference page.  p. xliv

Additional references

• 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. 

Vernacular names

• English: White-eared Honeyeater
• français: Méliphage leucotique

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