Nesoptilotis leucotis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Meliphagoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Passeri Infraordo: Corvida Superfamilia: Meliphagoidea

Familia: Meliphagidae
Genus: Nesoptilotis
Species: Nesoptilotis leucotis
Subspecies: N. l. depauperata – N. l. leucotis – N. l. novaenorciae – N. l. schoddei – N. l. thomasi

Synonyms: N. l. mallee – N. l. munna – N. l. torringtoni – included in nominal or thomasi; N. l. woolundra – included in novaenorciae or schoddei.

Name

Nesoptilotis leucotis (Latham, 1802)

Type locality: "Nova Hollandia" = restricted to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Synonymy

Turdus leucotis (protonym)
Meliphaga leucotis (Latham, 1802)
Lichenostomus leucotis (Latham, 1802)
Philedon melanodera Quoy & Gaimard, 1830

References

Primary references

Latham, J. 1801. Supplement II to the general synopsis of birds. pp. 1–376, index, pl. 120–140 BHL. Supplementum indicis ornithologici sive systematis ornithologiae p. i–lxxiv. BHL London. Leigh, Sotheby, & Son. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.49008 Reference page. p. xliv

Additional references

Nyári, A.S. & Joseph, L. 2011. Systematic dismantlement of Lichenostomus improves the basis for understanding relationships within the honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) and the historical development of Australo-Papuan communities. Emu 111: 202–211. DOI: 10.1071/MU10047 ResearchGate Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: White-eared Honeyeater
français: Méliphage leucotique

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