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Duetting giant honeyeater

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Species of bird

Duetting giant honeyeater
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Gymnomyza
Species: G. brunneirostris
Binomial name
Gymnomyza brunneirostris
(Mayr, 1932)

The duetting giant honeyeater (Gymnomyza brunneirostris), formerly known as the giant honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Fiji.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It is endemic Viti Levu island. It was formerly considered conspecific with the yellow-billed giant honeyeater. Both showed phenotypic and behavioural differences. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014 found that they also differed significantly in their mitochondrial DNA sequences and suggested that G. v. brunneirostris should be promoted to the species level. The International Ornithologists' Union accepted these proposals and introduced the name "yellow-billed giant honeyeater" for G. viridis and "duetting giant honeyeater" for G. brunneirostris.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Gymnomyza brunneirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103685875A112476753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103685875A112476753.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Andersen, M.J.; Naikatini, A.; Moyle, R.C. (2014). "A molecular phylogeny of Pacific honeyeaters (Aves: Meliphagidae) reveals extensive paraphyly and an isolated Polynesian radiation". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 71: 308–315. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.11.014. PMID 24315868.
  3. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Honeyeaters". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Gymnomyza brunneirostris


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