Yellow-billed giant honeyeater

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Yellow-billed giant honeyeater
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Gymnomyza
Species:
G. viridis
Binomial name
Gymnomyza viridis
(Layard, 1875)

The yellow-billed giant honeyeater (Gymnomyza viridis), also known as yellow-billed honeyeater, yodeling giant honeyeater, the chattering giant honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Fiji.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It occurs on the Vanua Levu and Taveuni islands. It was considered conspecific with the giant honeyeater, although they showed both phenotypic and behavioural differences. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that they also differed significantly in their mitochondrial DNA sequences and suggested that G. v. brunneirostris should be promoted to the species level. The International Ornithologists' Union accepted these proposals and introduced the name "yellow-billed giant honeyeater" for G. viridis and "duetting giant honeyeater" for G. brunneirostris. [2] [3]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Gymnomyza viridis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T103685849A93962603. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103685849A93962603.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Andersen, M.J.; Naikatini, A.; Moyle, R.C. (2014). "A molecular phylogeny of Pacific honeyeaters (Aves: Meliphagidae) reveals extensive paraphyly and an isolated Polynesian radiation". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 71: 308–315. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.11.014. PMID   24315868.
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Honeyeaters". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 3 September 2024.