Melidectes
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Melidectes is a genus of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. All six species are endemic to New Guinea. The generic name is derived from the Greek meli for honey and dektes for beggar or receiver.[2]
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Melidectes | |
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Belford's melidectes | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Melidectes P.L. Sclater, 1874 |
Type species | |
Melidectes torquatus[1] Sclater, 1874 |
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