Order Passeriformes Genus Stomiopera | Phylum Chordata Family Meliphagidae Scientific name Lichenostomus unicolor Rank Species | |
Similar Silver‑crowned friarbird, Honeyeater, Banded honeyeater, Yellow‑tinted honeyeater, Rufous‑throated honeyeater | ||
The white-gaped honeyeater (Stomiopera unicolor) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
The white-gaped honeyeater was previously placed in the genus Lichenostomus but was moved to Stomiopera after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.
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