Lichenostomus

Belongs within: Meliphagidae.

Lichenostomus is a genus of honeyeaters found in Australia and New Guinea, primarily in sclerophyll (dry woodland) habitats. Members of this genus have lined faces, and elongated ear and upper neck plumes. The yellow-tufted honeyeater L. melanops of southeastern Australia is mostly olive-coloured with a bright yellow cap and throat, and glossy black mask.

<==Lichenostomus
    |--L. cratitiusBKB15
    |    |--L. c. cratitiusM03
    |    `--L. c. halmaturinaM03
    |--L. fuscusBKB15
    |    |--L. f. fuscusM03
    |    `--L. f. subgermanusM03
    |--L. keartlandiBKB15
    |--L. melanopsANM14
    |    |--L. m. melanops [incl. L. m. meltoni]M03
    |    `--L. m. cassidixM03
    `--L. plumulusBKB15
         |--L. p. plumulusM03
         |--L. p. graingeriM03
         `--L. p. planasiM03

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[ANM14] Andersen, M. J., A. Naikatani & R. G. Moyle. 2014. A molecular phylogeny of Pacific honeyeaters (Aves: Meliphagidae) reveals extensive paraphyly and an isolated Polynesian radiation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 71: 308–315.

[BKB15] Burleigh, J. G., R. T. Kimball & E. L. Braun. 2015. Building the avian tree of life using a large-scale, sparse supermatrix. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 84: 53–63.

[M03] Morcombe, M. 2003. Field Guide to Australian Birds 2^nd ed. Steve Parish Publishing.