Melipotes
Melipotes is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae. They have an overall dark plumage and extensive yellow, orange or reddish facial skin. The four allopatric species are restricted to the highland forest of New Guinea. The sister of this genus is Macgregoria; a genus where the single species until recently was regarded as a bird-of-paradise.
| Melipotes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Common smoky honeyeater (Melipotes fumigatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Melipotes P.L. Sclater, 1874 |
| Type species | |
| Melipotes gymnops[1] Sclater, 1874 | |
Species
Melipotes contains the following species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melipotes ater | Spangled honeyeater | Papua New Guinea[2] | |
| Melipotes fumigatus | Common smoky honeyeater | New Guinea[3] |
| Melipotes gymnops | Arfak honeyeater | West Papua, Indonesia[4] | |
| Melipotes carolae | Wattled smoky honeyeater | New Guinea[5] | |
References
- "Melaphagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- "Spangled Honeyeater (Melipotes ater)". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- "Common smoky honeyeater". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- "Arfak Honeyeater (Melipotes gymnops)". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- "Foja Honeyeater". Avibase-The World Bird Database. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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