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Bolemoreus
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Bolemoreus is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia. It contains former members of Lichenostomus, and was created after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.[2]
Quick Facts Bolemoreus, Scientific classification ...
Bolemoreus | |
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Bolemoreus frenatus (bridled honeyeater) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Bolemoreus Nyári & Joseph, 2011 |
Type species | |
Ptilotis frenata[1] Ramsay, 1875 |
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The genus contains two species:[3]
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Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Bolemoreus hindwoodi | Eungella honeyeater | northeast Australia | |
![]() | Bolemoreus frenatus | Bridled honeyeater | northeast Australia |
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The name Bolemoreus was first proposed by Árpád Nyári and Leo Joseph in 2011. The word combines the names of the Australian ornithologists Walter E. Boles and N. Wayne Longmore.[2]