The obscure honeyeater (Caligavis obscura) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in New Guinea.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Caligavis |
| Species: | C. obscura
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| Binomial name | |
| Caligavis obscura (De Vis, 1897)
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Lichenostomus obscurus | |
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.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Caligavis obscura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22704040A130247218. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22704040A130247218.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ 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. doi:10.1071/mu10047. S2CID 85333285.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Honeyeaters". World Bird List Version 6.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
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