Lichenostomus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Corvida
Superfamilia: Meliphagoidea

Familia: Meliphagidae
Genus: Lichenostomus
Species: L. cratitius – L. melanops

Species transferred to other genera:

Bolemoreus: L. frenatus – L. hindwoodi
Caligavis: L. chrysops – L. obscurus – L. subfrenatus
Gavicalis: L. fasciogularis – L. versicolor – L. virescens
Nesoptilotis: L. flavicollis – L. leucotis
Ptilotula: L. flavescens – L. fuscus – L. keartlandi – L. ornatus – L. penicillatus – L. plumulus
Stomiopera: L. flavus – L. unicolor

Name

Lichenostomus Cabanis, 1851

Typus: Lichenostomus occidentalis Cabanis, 1851 = Lichenostomus cratitius occidentalis ssp. of Lichenostomus cratitius (Gould, 1841) by subsequent designation.

References
Primary references

Cabanis, J. 1850–1851. Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine, auf Gut St. Burchard vor Halberstadt. I. Theil, die Singvögel enthaltend. 1–233. R. Frantz, Halberstadt. p. 119 BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.112135 Reference page.

Additional references

Nyári, A.S. & Joseph, L. 2011. Systematic dismantlement of Lichenostomus improves the basis for understanding relationships within the honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) and the historical development of Australo-Papuan communities. Emu 111: 202–211. DOI: 10.1071/MU10047 ResearchGate Reference page.

Lichenostomus is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia.

The genus formerly contained twenty species but it was split after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the genus was polyphyletic.[2] Former members were moved to the six new genera: Nesoptilotis, Bolemoreus, Caligavis, Stomiopera, Gavicalis and Ptilotula.[2]

The genus contains two species:[3]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Lichenostomus melanops	Yellow-tufted honeyeater	east and southeast Australia
	Lichenostomus cratitius	Purple-gaped honeyeater	southwest and south-central Australia

The name Lichenostomus was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1851.[4] The word is derived from the Greek leikhēn meaning lichen or callous and stoma meaning mouth.[5]
References

"Melaphagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
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.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Honeyeaters". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
Cabanis, Jean Louis (1851). Museum Heineannum (Volume 1) (in German). Halberstadt. p. 119.
Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.