Bolemoreus
| Bolemoreus | |
|---|---|
| Bolemoreus frenatus (bridled honeyeater) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Bolemoreus Nyári & Joseph, 2011 |
| Type species | |
| Ptilotis frenata Ramsay, 1875 | |
Bolemoreus is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia. It contains former members of Lichenostomus, and was created after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic.
The genus contains two species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolemoreus hindwoodi | Eungella honeyeater | northeast Australia | |
| Bolemoreus frenatus | Bridled honeyeater | northeast Australia | |
The name Bolemoreus was first proposed by Árpád Nyári and Leo Joseph in 2011. The word combines the names of the Australian ornithologists Walter E. Boles and N. Wayne Longmore.
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