Tom
I was replying to the question on Silvereyes!
Dave
On 28/11/06, Tom Tarrant <> wrote:
Hi Dave,
Where have you seen taxonomy that suggests Wattlebirds are not
Honeyeaters?
Most classifications that I've come across put them in Meliphagidae, I
would be interested to see a different perspective.
Tom
On 11/28/06, Dave Torr <> wrote:
>
> No they are not honeyeaters - they do have a brush-tipped tongue similar
> to
> honeyeaters (and quite a few other birds as well) but are not classified
> in
> the Honeyeater family. Classification of birds (and indeed other life
> forms)
> into "families" is part of a science called taxonomy, and different
> scientists (called taxonomists) have different views on how to classify
> species and families - similar appearance and/or behaviour does not
> necessarily indicate the species are related in any way - just that they
> have both evolved to perhaps feed on the same food source.
>
>
>
> On 28/11/06, Peter Shute (NUW) < > wrote:
> >
> > On Monday, November 27, 2006 3:01 PM Michael Ramsey wrote:
> >
> > > Wattlebirds are honeyeaters, they are part of the honeyeater or
> > > Meliphagidae family. Other birds with names that are not honeyeater
> > > but are in the honeyeater family are chats, miners and spinebills to
> > > name a few.
> >
> > What about silvereyes? My reading suggests not, but my observations
> led
> > me
> > to assume they were.
> >
> > Peter Shute
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