Editing Regent honeyeater (section)

==Taxonomy==
First described by the English naturalist [[George Shaw (biologist)|George Shaw]] in 1794, the regent honeyeater was moved to ''[[Anthochaera]]'' in 1827 by the naturalists [[Nicholas Aylward Vigors]] and [[Thomas Horsfield]].{{sfn|Vigors|Horsfield|1827|pp=[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/778569 320-321]}} It was known as ''Xanthomyza phrygia'' (Zanthomiza by Gregory Mathews<ref>			https://anet.be/record/opacanet/c:lvd:6878811/N
</ref>)for many years, the genus erected by [[William Swainson]] in 1837. DNA analysis shows that its ancestry is in fact nested within the wattlebird genus ''[[Anthochaera]]''. The ancestor of the regent honeyeater split from a lineage that gave rise to the [[red wattlebird|red]] and [[yellow wattlebird]]s. The little and western wattlebirds arose from another lineage that diverged earlier.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Driskell, Amy C.|author2=Christidis, Les|author2-link=Leslie Christidis|year=2004|title=Phylogeny and Evolution of the Australo-Papuan Honeyeaters (Passeriformes, Meliphagidae)|journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution|pmid=15120392|volume=31|issue=3|pages=943–60|doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2003.10.017}}</ref>
The generic name ''Anthochaera'' derives from the Ancient Greek ''anthos'' 'flower, bloom' and ''khairō'' 'enjoy'; the specific epithet ''phrygia'' derives from Latin ''phrygius'', referring to the people of [[Phrygia]] who were skilled in embroidery with gold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling|title=Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird-names|last=Jobling|first=James A.|year=2010|access-date = 2020-04-24}}</ref>