Xanthotis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Xanthotis
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Xanthotis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Xanthotis
Xanthotis is a genus of birds in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
The genus contains three species:
- Spotted honeyeater (Xanthotis polygrammus)
- Macleay's honeyeater (Xanthotis macleayanus)
- Tawny-breasted honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer)
The Kadavu honeyeater (Meliphacator provocator) was formerly included in this genus. It was moved to its own genus Meliphacator based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019.
...Xanthotis in languages:
- Bokmål
- Nakenfjeshonningetere
- English
- Xanthotis Honeyeaters
- English
- Bare-faced Honeyeaters
- Finnish
- kirjolaulumesikot
Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Acanthagenys
- Acanthorhynchus
- Anthochaera
- Anthornis
- Ashbyia
- Bolemoreus
- Caligavis
- Certhionyx
- Cissomela
- Conopophila
- Entomyzon
- Epthianura
- Foulehaio
- Gavicalis
- Gliciphila
- Glycichaera
- Grantiella
- Guadalcanaria
- Gymnomyza
- Lichenostomus
- Lichmera
- Macgregoria
- Manorina
- Meliarchus
- Melidectes
- Melilestes
- Meliphacator
- Meliphaga
- 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