Xanthotis | |
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Spotted honeyeater (Xanthotis polygrammus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Xanthotis Reichenbach, 1852 |
Type species | |
Xanthotis flaviventris[1] Reichenbach, 1852
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Xanthotis is a genus of birds in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
The genus contains three species:[2]
The Kadavu honeyeater (Meliphacator provocator) was formerly included in this genus. It was moved to its own genus Meliphacator based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019.[2][3]