Conopophila

Conopophila is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It contains the following species:^[2]

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Conopophila albogularis	Rufous-banded honeyeater	New Guinea and northern Australia.
	Conopophila rufogularis	Rufous-throated honeyeater	northern Australia.
	Conopophila whitei	Grey honeyeater	central Australia.

Conopophila
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

The name is derived from the Greek word for gnat, conops, thus a lover of gnats.^[3]

Rufous-banded honeyeater on lotus stem - Fogg Dam - Northern Territory - Australia

Rufous-banded honeyeater with insect - Fogg Dam - Northern Territory - Australia

Rufous-banded honeyeater in black wattle - Fogg Dam - Northern Territory - Australia

References

1. "Melaphagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
2. "ITIS Report: Conopophila". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
3. Cayley, Neville W. (2011). Lindsey, Terence R. (ed.). What bird is that?: a completely revised and updated edition of the classic Australian ornithological work (Signature ed.). Walsh Bay, N.S.W.: Australia's Heritage Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-9870701-0-4.