Gavicalis
| Gavicalis | |
|---|---|
| Gavicalis virescens (singing honeyeater) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Gavicalis Schodde & Mason, IJ, 1999 |
| Type species | |
| Melithreptus virescens Vieillot, 1817
| |
Gavicalis is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to New Guinea and Australia. It contains former members of Lichenostomus, and was created after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.
The genus contains three species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavicalis versicolor | Varied honeyeater | New Guinea, northeast Australia | |
| Gavicalis fasciogularis | Mangrove honeyeater | east Australia | |
| Gavicalis virescens | Singing honeyeater | Australia |
The name Gavicalis was first proposed by the Australian ornithologists Richard Schodde and Ian Mason in 1999. The word is an anagram of Caligavis introduced by Tom Iredale.