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Common smoky honeyeater

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Melipotes

Higher classification
  
Melipotes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Meliphagidae

Scientific name
  
Melipotes fumigatus

Rank
  
Species

Common smoky honeyeater

Similar
  
Melipotes, Wattled smoky honeyeater, Belford's melidectes, Honeyeater, Bird

The common smoky honeyeater (Melipotes fumigatus) is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is one of four species in the genus Melipotes, all closely related and forming a superspecies. After another similar species, the wattled smoky honeyeater, was discovered in 2005 in the Foja Mountains it has also been called the common smoky honeyeater.

The species is endemic to the island of New Guinea, where it occurs in the Central Ranges across the length of the island as well as two isolated populations on north west and north of the island. There are three subspecies; the nominate race occurs in the eastern Herzog Mountains and south east New Guinea, M. f. kumawa is restricted to the southern Bomberai Peninsula and M. f. goliathi ranges from the Weyland Mountains to the western Herzog Mountains.

References

Common smoky honeyeater Wikipedia


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