Anthochaera | |
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Red wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Anthochaera Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 |
Type species | |
Anthochaera carunculatus[1] Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
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Species | |
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Anthochaera is a genus of birds in the honeyeater family. The species are endemic to Australia and include the little wattlebird, the red wattlebird, the western wattlebird, and the yellow wattlebird. A molecular phylogenetic study has shown that the regent honeyeater also belongs in this genus.