Xanthotis

Xanthotis is a genus of birds in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.

Xanthotis
Spotted honeyeater (Xanthotis polygrammus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Meliphagidae
Genus:	Xanthotis Reichenbach, 1852
Type species
Xanthotis flaviventris[1] Reichenbach, 1852

The genus contains three species:^[2]

• Spotted honeyeater (Xanthotis polygrammus)
• Macleay's honeyeater (Xanthotis macleayanus)
• Tawny-breasted honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer)

The Kadavu honeyeater (Meliphacator provocator) was formerly included in this genus. It was moved to its own genus Meliphacator based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019.^[2][3]