Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Scientific name Certhionyx pectoralis Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Meliphagidae Higher classification Certhionyx | |
Genus Cissomela
Bonaparte, 1854 Similar Bar‑breasted honeyeater, Rufous‑throated honeyeater, Silver‑crowned friarbird, White‑gaped honeyeater, Yellow‑tinted honeyeater | ||
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The banded honeyeater (Cissomela pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to northern Australia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.
The banded honeyeater was previously placed in the genus Certhionyx but was moved to the monotypic genus Cissomela after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.
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