Nesoptilotis
Nesoptilotis is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia and Tasmania. The genus consists of two former members of Lichenostomus, and was created after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.
The genus contains two species:
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
N. flavicollis | Yellow-throated honeyeater | Tasmania | |
N. leucotis | White-eared honeyeater | southwest, south and east Australia |
The name Nesoptilotis was first proposed by the Australian ornithologist Gregory Mathews in 1913. The word is derived from the Greek nēsos island, ptilon feather and -ōtis eared.