Fig. 2

Time-calibrated phylogeny for the 192 honeyeater species (a). Coloured branches indicate speciation rate according to the DR statistic (log transformed). Dots indicate island and continental species, and the bars on the right indicate range sizes for each species (b). The distribution of range sizes (log transformed) for honeyeaters is displayed in the histogram (c) and bars are coloured according to island or continental species classification of species. Birds are illustrations by E.M.H. showing (from top to bottom) eastern spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris), tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), painted honeyeater (Grantiella picta), noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus), black honeyeater (Sugomel niger), scarlet honeyeater (Myzomela sanguinolenta), Rotuma myzomela (Myzomela chermesina), yellow-eared honeyeater (Lichmera flavicans), blue-faced honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis), and singing honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens)