Melithreptus lunatus

Melithreptus lunatus

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: Melithreptus
Species: Melithreptus lunatus

Name

Melithreptus lunatus (Vieillot, 1802)

• Type locality: Nouvelle Hollande = New South Wales, Australia.

Synonymy

• Certhia lunata (protonym)

References

Primary references

• Audebert, J.B. & Vieillot, L.P. 1801. Oiseaux dorés ou à reflets métalliques. Tome Second. Histoire naturelle et générale des grimpereaux et des oiseaux de paradis. 164 pp. + 88 tt.; 55 pp + 16 tt Desray. Paris. 1802. p. 95 BHL Reference page.  pl. 61

Additional references

• Toon A., Hughes, J.M. & Joseph, L. 2010. Multilocus analysis of honeyeaters (Aves: Meliphagidae) highlights spatio-temporal heterogeneity in the influence of biogeographic barriers in the Australian monsoonal zone. Molecular Ecology 19 (14): 2980–2994 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04730.x Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: White-naped Honeyeater
español: Mielero nuquiblanco

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