Conopophila | |
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Rufous-banded honeyeater (Conopophila albogularis) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Conopophila Reichenbach, 1852 |
Type species | |
Entomophila albogularis[1] Gould, 1843
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Conopophila is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It contains the following species:[2]
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Conopophila albogularis | Rufous-banded honeyeater | New Guinea and northern Australia. | |
Conopophila rufogularis | Rufous-throated honeyeater | northern Australia. | |
Conopophila whitei | Grey honeyeater | central Australia. |
The name is derived from the Greek word for gnat, conops, thus a lover of gnats.[3]