Nesoptilotis is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia and Tasmania. The genus consists of two former members of Lichenostomus, and was created after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.[1]
The genus contains two species:[2]
The name Nesoptilotis was first proposed by the Australian ornithologist Gregory Mathews in 1913.[3][4] The word is derived from the Greek nēsos island (i.e. Tasmania), ptilon feather and -ōtis eared.[5]
Nesoptilotis is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia and Tasmania. The genus consists of two former members of Lichenostomus, and was created after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.
The genus contains two species:
The name Nesoptilotis was first proposed by the Australian ornithologist Gregory Mathews in 1913. The word is derived from the Greek nēsos island (i.e. Tasmania), ptilon feather and -ōtis eared.
