Ptiloprora
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Ptiloprora is a genus of birds in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae that are endemic to New Guinea.
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Ptiloprora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Ptiloprora De Vis, 1894 |
Type species | |
Ptilotis guisei[1] De Vis, 1894 |
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The genus contains six species:[2]
- Leaden honeyeater (Ptiloprora plumbea)
- Yellowish-streaked honeyeater (Ptiloprora meekiana)
- Rufous-sided honeyeater (Ptiloprora erythropleura)
- Rufous-backed honeyeater (Ptiloprora guisei)
- Mayr's honeyeater (Ptiloprora mayri)
- Grey-streaked honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata)