Varied honeyeater
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The varied honeyeater (Gavicalis versicolor) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in coastal areas of New Guinea and eastern Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
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Varied honeyeater | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Gavicalis |
Species: | G. versicolor |
Binomial name | |
Gavicalis versicolor (Gould, 1843) | |
Synonyms | |
Lichenostomus versicolor |
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The varied honeyeater was previously placed in the genus Lichenostomus, but was moved to Gavicalis after molecular phylogenetic analysis, published in 2011, showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.[3][4]