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Sugomel
''Sugomel'' is a genus of bird in the honeyeater family Honeyeater, Meliphagidae. It contains two species, one native to Australia and the other Endemism, endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia: * Scaly-crowned honeyeater (''Sugomel lombokium'') * Black honeyeater (''Sugomel nigrum'') Prior to 2022, the black honeyeater was considered the only species in the genus, but the International Ornithologists' Union, International Ornithological Congress reclassified ''S. lombokius'' (formerly in ''Lichmera'') into ''Sugomel'' based on a phylogenetic analysis finding it to be the Sister group, sister species to ''S. niger''. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15882450 Sugomel Bird genera Taxa named by Gregory Mathews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugomel Nigrum
The black honeyeater (''Sugomel nigrum'') is a species of bird in the honeyeater family (biology), family Meliphagidae. The black honeyeater exhibits sexual dimorphism, with the male being black and white while the female is a speckled grey-brown; immature birds look like the female. The species is Endemism, endemic to Australia, and ranges widely across the arid areas of the continent, through open woodland and shrubland, particularly in areas where the Eremophila (plant), emu bush and related species occur. A nectar feeder, the black honeyeater has a long curved bill to reach the base of tubular flowers such as those of the emu bush. It also takes insects in the air, and regularly eats ash left behind at campfires. Cup-shaped nests are built in the forks of small trees or shrubs. The male engages in a soaring song flight in the mating season, but contributes little to nest-building or incubating the clutch of two or three eggs. Both sexes feed and care for the young. While the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
