Black-throated honeyeater
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Caligavis subfrenata

The black-throated honeyeater (Caligavis subfrenata ) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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The black-throated honeyeater was originally described in 1876 as Lichenostomus subfrenatus, but was moved to Caligavis after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that Lichenostomus was polyphyletic.

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References

1. Black-throated honeyeater Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-throated_honeyeater
2. Black-throated honeyeater on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22704037/130247738
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/595532

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