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Glycifohia

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Glycifohia
Glycifohia undulata (Barred honeyeater)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Glycifohia
Mathews, 1929
Type species
Glyciphila notabilis[1]
Sharpe, 1899

Glycifohia is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

The genus contains two species:[2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Glycifohia undulata Barred honeyeater New Caledonia
Glycifohia notabilis White-bellied honeyeater Vanuatu

The name Glycifohia was first proposed by the Australian ornithologist Gregory Mathews in 1929.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Melaphagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Honeyeaters". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ^ Mathews, Gregory (1929). "Glacifohia". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 50 (335): 11.