Stomiopera

Stomiopera
Yellow honeyeater (Stomiopera flava)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Meliphagidae
Genus:	Stomiopera Reichenbach, 1852
Type species
Ptilotis unicolor [1] Gould, 1843

Stomiopera is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia. It contains former members of Lichenostomus , and was created after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic. ^[2]

The genus contains two species: ^[3]

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Stomiopera unicolor	White-gaped honeyeater	north Australia
	Stomiopera flava	Yellow honeyeater	northeast Australia

The name Stomiopera was first proposed by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach in 1852. ^[4] The word is derived from the Greek stomion meaning bridlebit or mouth and pēra meaning wallet or pouch. ^[5]

References

1. "Melaphagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
2. Nyári, Á.S.; Joseph, L. (2011). "Systematic dismantlement of Lichenostomus improves the basis for understanding relationships within the honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) and historical development of Australo–Papuan bird communities". Emu. 111 (3): 202–211. Bibcode:2011EmuAO.111..202N. doi:10.1071/mu10047. S2CID   85333285.
3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Honeyeaters". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
4. Reichenbach, Ludwig (1852). Icones ad synopsin avium, Continuatio IX (in Latin). Leipzig: Hofmeister. p. 3, middle column. This work consists of four unnumbered pages.
5. Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p.  366. ISBN   978-1-4081-2501-4.