| Melipotes | |
|---|---|
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| Common smoky honeyeater (Melipotes fumigatus) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Melipotes P.L. Sclater, 1874 |
| Type species | |
| Melipotes gymnops[1] Sclater, 1874 | |
Melipotes is a genus ofbird in the familyMeliphagidae. They have an overall darkplumage and extensive yellow, orange or reddish facial skin. The fourallopatric species are restricted to thehighland forest ofNew Guinea. The sister of this genus isMacgregoria; a genus where the single species until recently was regarded as abird-of-paradise.
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] |
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