Gliciphila

Gliciphila is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

Gliciphila
Barred honeyeater (Gliciphila undulata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Meliphagidae
Genus:	Gliciphila Swainson, 1837
Type species
Certhia fulvifrons Lewin, 1808=Certhia melanops Latham, 1801
Synonyms
Glycifohia Mathews, 1829

Taxonomy

The genus Gliciphila was introduced in 1837 by the English zoologist William Swainson to accommodate a single species, Certhia fulvifrons Lewin, 1808. This is the type species. The name is a junior synonym of Certhia melanops Latham, 1801, the tawny-crowned honeyeater.^[1][2][3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek γλυκυς/glukus meaning "sweet" or "sweet tasting" with φιλος/philos meaning "lover".^[4]

Molecular genetic studies found that the tawny-crowned honeyeater in the genus Gliciphila was embedded in a clade containing the two species in the genus Glycifohia. To resolve the polyphyly the three species are now placed together in Gliciphila.^[5][6][7]

The genus contains three species:^[7]

Image	Common name	Scientific name	Distribution
	Barred honeyeater	Gliciphila undulata	montane forest of New Caledonia
	Tawny-crowned honeyeater	Gliciphila melanops	south Australia and Tasmania
	White-bellied honeyeater	Gliciphila notabilis	Vanuatu