Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Caligavis Higher classification Lichenostomus | Phylum Chordata Family Meliphagidae Scientific name Lichenostomus obscurus Rank Species | |
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The obscure honeyeater (Caligavis obscura) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The obscure honeyeater was previously placed in the genus Lichenostomus but was moved to Caligavis after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.
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