Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Melipotes Higher classification Honeyeater Order Passerine | Family Meliphagidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Wattled smoky honeyeater, Common smoky honeyeater, Arfak honeyeater, Spangled honeyeater | ||
Melipotes is a genus of bird in the Meliphagidae family. They have an overall dark plumage and extensive yellow, orange or reddish facial skin. The four allopatric species are restricted to the highland forests 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 contains the following species:
References
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