Nesoptilotis is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia and Tasmania. The genus consists of two 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 N. flavicollis Yellow-throated honeyeater Tasmania N. leucotis White-eared honeyeater southwest, south and east Australia
The name Nesoptilotis was first proposed by the Australian ornithologist Gregory Mathews in 1913. The word is derived from the Greek nēsos island (i.e. Tasmania), feather and -ōtis eared.
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