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Honeyeaters and the Australian chats make up the
family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Meliphagidae The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family (biology), family, Meliphagidae, of small to medium-sized birds. The family includes the Epthianura, Australian chats, myzomelas, friarbirds, wattlebirds, Manorina, miners and melidectes. They are m ...
. They are a large and diverse family of small to medium-sized
birds Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class (biology), class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the Oviparity, laying of Eggshell, hard-shelled eggs, a high Metabolism, metabolic rate, a fou ...
most common in
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
and
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
, but also found in
New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
, the
Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the cont ...
islands as far east as
Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...
and
Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. accordin ...
, and the islands to the north and west of New Guinea known as
Wallacea Wallacea is a biogeography, biogeographical designation for a group of mainly list of islands of Indonesia, Indonesian islands separated by deep-water straits from the Asian and Australia (continent), Australian continental shelf, continental ...
. Family: Meliphagidae *''
Sugomel ''Sugomel'' is a genus of bird in the honeyeater family Honeyeater, Meliphagidae. It contains two species, one native to Australia and the other Endemism, endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia: * Scaly-crowned honeyeater (''Sugomel l ...
'' ** Scaly-crowned honeyeater, ''Sugomel lombokium'' ( Mathews, 1926) (west-central
Lesser Sunda Islands The Lesser Sunda Islands (, , ), now known as Nusa Tenggara Islands (, or "Southeast Islands"), are an archipelago in the Indonesian archipelago. Most of the Lesser Sunda Islands are located within the Wallacea region, except for the Bali pro ...
) **
Black honeyeater The black honeyeater (''Sugomel nigrum'') is a species of bird in the honeyeater family (biology), family Meliphagidae. The black honeyeater exhibits sexual dimorphism, with the male being black and white while the female is a speckled grey-brown ...
, ''Sugomel nigrum'' ( Gould, 1838) * ''
Myzomela ''Myzomela'' is a genus of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is the largest genus of honeyeaters, with 40 species, and the most geographically widespread. It ranges from Indonesia to Australia and into the islands of the Pacific Oce ...
'' ** Drab myzomela, ''Myzomela blasii'' ( Salvadori, 1882) (southern
Molucca The Maluku Islands ( ; , ) or the Moluccas ( ; ) are an archipelago in the eastern part of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located in West Melanesi ...
n Islands of Ceram and Ambon) ** White-chinned myzomela, ''Myzomela albigula'' Hartert, EJO, 1898 (southeast
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
) ** Ruby-throated myzomela, ''Myzomela eques'' ( Lesson, RP & Garnot, 1827) (
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
and the islands of
Waigeo Waigeo is an island in the Southwest Papua province of eastern Indonesia. The island is also known as Amberi or Waigiu. It is the largest of the four main islands in the Raja Ampat Islands archipelago, between Halmahera and about to the nort ...
,
Salawati Salawati () is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua (formerly West Papua), Indonesia. Its area is 1,902.1 km2 (including smaller offshore islands). Salawati is separated from New Guinea to the southea ...
,
Misool Misool, formerly spelled Mysol (Dutch: Misoöl) or Misol, is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua, Indonesia. Its area is 2,034 km2. The highest point is 561 m and the main towns are Waigama, located on ...
,
New Britain New Britain () is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi Island, Umboi the Dampie ...
, and Umboi) ** Dusky honeyeater, ''Myzomela obscura'' Gould, 1843 (northern
Molucca The Maluku Islands ( ; , ) or the Moluccas ( ; ) are an archipelago in the eastern part of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located in West Melanesi ...
s,
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
,
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, northern and northeastern
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
, and southwestern
Lesser Sunda Islands The Lesser Sunda Islands (, , ), now known as Nusa Tenggara Islands (, or "Southeast Islands"), are an archipelago in the Indonesian archipelago. Most of the Lesser Sunda Islands are located within the Wallacea region, except for the Bali pro ...
) ** Red myzomela, ''Myzomela cruentata'' Meyer, AB, 1874 (
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
and the
Bismarck Archipelago The Bismarck Archipelago (, ) is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. Its area is about . History The first inhabitants of the archipela ...
) ** Papuan black myzomela, ''Myzomela nigrita'' Gray, GR, 1858 (
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
,
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and
Waigeo Waigeo is an island in the Southwest Papua province of eastern Indonesia. The island is also known as Amberi or Waigiu. It is the largest of the four main islands in the Raja Ampat Islands archipelago, between Halmahera and about to the nort ...
island) ** New Ireland myzomela, ''Myzomela pulchella'' Salvadori, 1891 ( New Ireland and the eastern
Bismarck Archipelago The Bismarck Archipelago (, ) is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. Its area is about . History The first inhabitants of the archipela ...
) ** Mountain myzomela, ''Myzomela adolphinae'' Salvadori, 1876 (
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
) ** Wetar myzomela, ''Myzomela kuehni''
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, 1903 (central
Lesser Sunda Islands The Lesser Sunda Islands (, , ), now known as Nusa Tenggara Islands (, or "Southeast Islands"), are an archipelago in the Indonesian archipelago. Most of the Lesser Sunda Islands are located within the Wallacea region, except for the Bali pro ...
) ** Sumba myzomela, ''Myzomela dammermani'' Siebers, 1928 (southwestern
Lesser Sunda Islands The Lesser Sunda Islands (, , ), now known as Nusa Tenggara Islands (, or "Southeast Islands"), are an archipelago in the Indonesian archipelago. Most of the Lesser Sunda Islands are located within the Wallacea region, except for the Bali pro ...
) **
Red-headed myzomela The red-headed myzomela or red-headed honeyeater (''Myzomela erythrocephala'') is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. It was described by John Gould in 1840. Two subspeci ...
, ''Myzomela erythrocephala'' Gould, 1840 (southern
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
,
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, and northern
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
) ** Sulawesi myzomela, ''Myzomela chloroptera''
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, 1872 (
Sulawesi Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the List of islands by area, world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Min ...
and northern
Molucca The Maluku Islands ( ; , ) or the Moluccas ( ; ) are an archipelago in the eastern part of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located in West Melanesi ...
s) ** Wakolo myzomela, ''Myzomela wakoloensis'' Forbes, HO, 1883 (southern
Molucca The Maluku Islands ( ; , ) or the Moluccas ( ; ) are an archipelago in the eastern part of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located in West Melanesi ...
s) ** Banda myzomela, ''Myzomela boiei'' ( Müller, S, 1843) (
Lesser Sunda Islands The Lesser Sunda Islands (, , ), now known as Nusa Tenggara Islands (, or "Southeast Islands"), are an archipelago in the Indonesian archipelago. Most of the Lesser Sunda Islands are located within the Wallacea region, except for the Bali pro ...
,
Banda Islands The Banda Islands () are a volcanic group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea, about south of Seram Island and about east of Java (island), Java, and constitute an administrative district (''kecamatan'') within the Central Maluku ...
, and
Tanimbar Islands The Tanimbar Islands (; ), also called ''Timur Laut'' (literally, "North East"; ), are a group of about 65 islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia. The largest and most central of the islands is Yamdena; others include Selaru to the sout ...
) ** Taliabu myzomela, ''Myzomela wahe'' Rheindt, Prawiradilaga, Ashari, Suparno & Wu, MY, 2020 (the island of Taliabu) **
Scarlet myzomela The scarlet myzomela or scarlet honeyeater (''Myzomela sanguinolenta'') is a small passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to Australia. It was first species description, described by English ornithologist John Latham (ornith ...
, ''Myzomela sanguinolenta'' ( Latham, 1801) (eastern
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
) ** New Caledonian myzomela, ''Myzomela caledonica'' Forbes, WA, 1879 (
new Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
) **
Micronesian myzomela The Micronesian myzomela (''Myzomela rubratra'') is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. The species forms a superspecies with a number of related and similar looking island and mainland myzomelas across the Pacific and Austra ...
, ''Myzomela rubrata'' (
Mariana Islands The Mariana Islands ( ; ), also simply the Marianas, are a crescent-shaped archipelago comprising the summits of fifteen longitudinally oriented, mostly dormant volcanic mountains in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, between the 12th and 21st pa ...
,
Palau Palau, officially the Republic of Palau, is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean. The Republic of Palau consists of approximately 340 islands and is the western part of the Caroline Islands ...
, and
Caroline Islands The Caroline Islands (or the Carolines) are a widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean, to the north of New Guinea. Politically, they are divided between the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) in the cen ...
) **
Cardinal myzomela The cardinal myzomela is a species of passerine bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is named for the scarlet color of the male. It is found in New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropica ...
, ''Myzomela cardinalis'' ( Gmelin, JF, 1788) (southeastern
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...
,
Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (; ), is an island country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, east o ...
, and
Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...
) ** Rotuma myzomela, ''Myzomela chermesina'' Gray, GR, 1846 (northwestern
Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...
) ** Sclater's myzomela, ''Myzomela sclateri'' Forbes, WA, 1879 (small islands off northeast coast of
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
and
New Britain New Britain () is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi Island, Umboi the Dampie ...
) **
Bismarck black myzomela The Bismarck black myzomela (''Myzomela pammelaena'') or ebony myzomela, is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae or honeyeater family. It is native to the Admiralty and St Matthias islands (Bismarck Islands, Papua New Guinea). Its natural habi ...
, ''Myzomela pammelaena'' Sclater, PL, 1877 (
Bismarck Archipelago The Bismarck Archipelago (, ) is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. Its area is about . History The first inhabitants of the archipela ...
) ** Red-capped myzomela, ''Myzomela lafargei'' Pucheran, 1853 (
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...
) ** Crimson-rumped myzomela, ''Myzomela eichhorni''
Rothschild Rothschild () is a name derived from the German ''zum rothen Schild'' (with the old spelling "th"), meaning "to the red shield", in reference to the houses where these family members lived or had lived. At the time, houses were designated by signs ...
& Hartert, EJO, 1901 (central
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...
) ** Black-headed myzomela, ''Myzomela melanocephala'' ( Ramsay, EP, 1879) (
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...
) ** Red-vested myzomela, ''Myzomela malaitae''
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, 1931 (southeastern
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...
) ** Sooty myzomela, ''Myzomela tristrami'' Ramsay, EP, 1881 (southern
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...
) ** Orange-breasted myzomela, ''Myzomela jugularis'' Peale, 1849 (
Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...
) ** Black-bellied myzomela, ''Myzomela erythromelas'' Salvadori, 1881 (
Bismarck Archipelago The Bismarck Archipelago (, ) is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. Its area is about . History The first inhabitants of the archipela ...
) ** Black-breasted myzomela, ''Myzomela vulnerata'' ( Müller, S, 1843) (
Lesser Sunda Islands The Lesser Sunda Islands (, , ), now known as Nusa Tenggara Islands (, or "Southeast Islands"), are an archipelago in the Indonesian archipelago. Most of the Lesser Sunda Islands are located within the Wallacea region, except for the Bali pro ...
) ** Red-collared myzomela, ''Myzomela rosenbergii'' Schlegel, 1871 (
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
) * ''Gliciphila'' ** Tawny-crowned honeyeater, ''Gliciphila melanops'' ( Latham, 1801) * '' Glycichaera'' ** Green-backed honeyeater, ''Glycichaera fallax'' Salvadori, 1878 (
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,
Waigeo Waigeo is an island in the Southwest Papua province of eastern Indonesia. The island is also known as Amberi or Waigiu. It is the largest of the four main islands in the Raja Ampat Islands archipelago, between Halmahera and about to the nort ...
and
Misool Misool, formerly spelled Mysol (Dutch: Misoöl) or Misol, is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua, Indonesia. Its area is 2,034 km2. The highest point is 561 m and the main towns are Waigama, located on ...
island,
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
, northeastern
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
) * '' Ptiloprora'' ** Leaden honeyeater, ''Ptiloprora plumbea'' ( Salvadori, 1895) ** Rufous-sided honeyeater, ''Ptiloprora erythropleura'' ( Salvadori, 1876) ** Rufous-backed honeyeater, ''Ptiloprora guisei'' (
De Vis Charles Walter de Vis (9 May 1829 – 30 April 1915)
—
Mayr's honeyeater, ''Ptiloprora mayri'' Hartert, EJO, 1930 ** Yellowish-streaked honeyeater, ''Ptiloprora meekiana'' (
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& Hartert, EJO, 1907) ** Grey-streaked honeyeater, ''Ptiloprora perstriata'' (
De Vis Charles Walter de Vis (9 May 1829 – 30 April 1915)
—
Acanthorhynchus'' **
Eastern spinebill The eastern spinebill (''Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris'') is a species of honeyeater found in Southeast Australia temperate forests, south-eastern Australia in forest and woodland areas, as well as gardens in urban areas of Canberra, Sydney, Melbo ...
, ''Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris'' ( Latham, 1801) ** Western spinebill, ''Acanthorhynchus superciliosus'' Gould, 1837 * '' Certhionyx'' **
Pied honeyeater The pied honeyeater (''Certhionyx variegatus'') is a species of bird in the family of honeyeaters Meliphagidae and the sole species in the genus ''Certhionyx'' (Christidis & Boles 2008). This species is also known as the black and white honeyeate ...
, ''Certhionyx variegatus'' Lesson, RP, 1830 (western central
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
) * '' Prosthemadera'' **
Tūī The tūī (''Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae'') is a medium-sized bird native to New Zealand. It is blue, green, and bronze coloured with a distinctive white throat tuft (poi). It is an endemism, endemic passerine bird of New Zealand, and the on ...
or parson bird. ''Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae'' ( Gmelin, JF, 1788) * '' Anthornis'' **
New Zealand bellbird The New Zealand bellbird (''Anthornis melanura''), also known by its Māori language names korimako, makomako and kōmako, is a medium-sized species of honeyeater Endemism in birds, endemic to New Zealand. It has been the only living member of ...
, ''Anthornis melanura'' (
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, 1786) * '' Pycnopygius '' ** Plain honeyeater, ''Pycnopygius ixoides'' ( Salvadori, 1878) **
Marbled honeyeater The marbled honeyeater (''Pycnopygius cinereus'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. The size of the marbled honeyeater is found to be 20–22 cm. The bird is classified as medium-sized with a medium-length solid bill. The male is 4 ...
, ''Pycnopygius cinereus'' ( Sclater, PL, 1874) ** Streak-headed honeyeater, ''Pycnopygius stictocephalus'' ( Salvadori, 1876) * ''Cissomela'' **
Banded honeyeater The banded honeyeater (''Cissomela pectoralis'') is a species of honeyeater in the family Meliphagidae with a characteristic narrow black band across its white underparts. It is Endemism, endemic to tropical northern Australia. Taxonomy and sys ...
, ''Cissomela pectoralis'' ( Gould, 1841) * '' Lichmera'' ** Olive honeyeater, ''Lichmera argentauris'' ( Finsch, 1871) (
Molucca The Maluku Islands ( ; , ) or the Moluccas ( ; ) are an archipelago in the eastern part of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located in West Melanesi ...
s and western islands of
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
) ** Indonesian honeyeater, ''Lichmera (indistincta) limbata'' (
Lesser Sunda Islands The Lesser Sunda Islands (, , ), now known as Nusa Tenggara Islands (, or "Southeast Islands"), are an archipelago in the Indonesian archipelago. Most of the Lesser Sunda Islands are located within the Wallacea region, except for the Bali pro ...
) **
Brown honeyeater The brown honeyeater (''Lichmera indistincta'') is a species of bird in the family Honeyeater, Meliphagidae. It belongs to the honeyeaters, a group of birds which have highly developed brush-tipped tongues adapted for nectar feeding. Honeyeater ...
, ''Lichmera indistincta'' ( Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) (
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, central-southern
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
,
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
) ** Dark-brown honeyeater, ''Lichmera incana'' ( Latham, 1790) (
New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
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Loyalty Islands Loyalty Islands Province (, ) is one of the three top-level administrative subdivisions of New Caledonia. It encompasses the Loyalty Islands () archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, located northeast of the New Caledonian mainland of Grande Terre. ...
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Vanuatu Vanuatu ( or ; ), officially the Republic of Vanuatu (; ), is an island country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, east o ...
) ** Scaly-breasted honeyeater, ''Lichmera squamata'' ( Salvadori, 1878) (
Lesser Sunda Islands The Lesser Sunda Islands (, , ), now known as Nusa Tenggara Islands (, or "Southeast Islands"), are an archipelago in the Indonesian archipelago. Most of the Lesser Sunda Islands are located within the Wallacea region, except for the Bali pro ...
and Kai Island) ** Silver-eared honeyeater, ''Lichmera alboauricularis'' ( Ramsay, EP, 1878) (north-central and southeastern
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
) ** Buru honeyeater, ''Lichmera deningeri'' (
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Buru Buru (formerly spelled Boeroe, Boro, or Bouru) is the third largest island within the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It lies between the Banda Sea to the south and Seram Sea to the north, west of Ambon Island, Ambon and Seram Island, Seram island ...
) ** Seram honeyeater, ''Lichmera monticola'' (
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Seram Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of Maluku province of Indonesia, despite Ambon Island's historical importance. It is located just north of the smaller Ambon Island and a few other adjacent i ...
) ** Flame-eared honeyeater, ''Lichmera flavicans'' (
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Timor Timor (, , ) is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is Indonesia–Timor-Leste border, divided between the sovereign states of Timor-Leste in the eastern part and Indonesia in the ...
) ** Black-necklaced honeyeater, ''Lichmera notabilis'' ( Finsch, 1898) (
Wetar Wetar is a tropical island which belongs to the Indonesian province of Maluku and is the largest island of the Maluku Barat Daya Islands (literally ''Southwest Islands'') Regency of the Maluku Islands. It lies east of the Lesser Sunda Islands, ...
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Phylidonyris ''Phylidonyris'' is a genus of birds in the honeyeater family that are endemic to Australia. Taxonomy The genus ''Phylidonyris'' was introduced in 1830 by the French naturalist René Lesson to accommodate a single species, ''Certhia novaeholland ...
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Crescent honeyeater The crescent honeyeater (''Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus'') is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southeastern Australia. A member of the genus ''Phylidonyris'', it is most closely related to the common New Holland honey ...
, ''Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus'' ( Latham, 1801) **
New Holland honeyeater The New Holland honeyeater (''Phylidonyris novaehollandiae'') is a honeyeater species found throughout southern Australia. It was among the first birds to be scientifically described in Australia, and was initially named ''Certhia novaehollandi ...
, ''Phylidonyris novaehollandiae'' ( Latham, 1790) **
White-cheeked honeyeater The white-cheeked honeyeater (''Phylidonyris niger'') is a species of honeyeater that inhabits the east coast and the south-west corner of Australia. It has a large white patch on its cheek, brown eyes, and a yellow panel on its wing. Taxonomy ...
, ''Phylidonyris niger'' ( Bechstein, 1811) * '' Trichodere'' ** White-streaked honeyeater, ''Trichodere cockerelli'' ( Gould, 1869) (northeastern
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Painted honeyeater The painted honeyeater (''Grantiella picta'') is a species of honeyeater in a monotypic taxon, monotypic genus. Taxonomy A member of the family Meliphagidae, ''Grantiella picta'' is the sole species under this genus. The painted honeyeater was ...
, ''Grantiella picta'' ( Gould, 1838) * '' Plectorhyncha'' ** Striped honeyeater, ''Plectorhyncha lanceolata'' Gould, 1838 * '' Xanthotis'' ** Spotted honeyeater, ''Xanthotis polygrammus'' ( Gray, GR, 1862) ** Macleay's honeyeater, ''Xanthotis macleayanus'' ( Ramsay, EP, 1875) ** Tawny-breasted honeyeater, ''Xanthotis flaviventer'' ( Lesson, RP, 1828) * ''Meliphacator'' ** Kadavu honeyeater, ''Meliphacator provocator'' ( Layard, EL, 1875) * '' Philemon'' ** Meyer's friarbird, ''Philemon meyeri'' Salvadori, 1878 ** Brass's friarbird, ''Philemon brassi''
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Little friarbird The little friarbird (''Philemon citreogularis''), also known as the little leatherhead or yellow-throated friarbird, is the smallest of the friarbirds within the Philemon genus. It is found throughout northern and eastern Australia as well as so ...
, ''Philemon citreogularis'' ( Gould, 1837) **
Grey friarbird The grey friarbird (''Philemon kisserensis'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to the southern Moluccas: Kisar, Leti and Moa Moa are extinct giant flightless birds native to New Zealand. Moa or MOA may also re ...
, ''Philemon kisserensis'' Meyer, AB, 1884 (sometimes considered as a subspecies of the little friarbird ''Philemon citreogularis kisserensis'') **
Timor friarbird The Timor friarbird or plain friarbird (''Philemon inornatus'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. Habitat It is found on Timor island, where it plays an important cultural role. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry ...
, ''Philemon inornatus'' ( Gray, GR, 1846) **
Morotai friarbird The Morotai friarbird or dusky friarbird (''Philemon fuscicapillus'') is a species of friarbird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is a dark brown bird with pale undersides. The area around the eye is bare and pink. It is around 30  ...
, ''Philemon fuscicapillus'' ( Wallace, 1862) **
Seram friarbird The Seram friarbird (''Philemon subcorniculatus''), also known as the grey-necked friarbird, Ceram friarbird, grey-necked honeyeater and gray-necked honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Indonesia where i ...
, ''Philemon subcorniculatus'' ( Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) ** Buru friarbird, ''Philemon moluccensis'' ( Gmelin, JF, 1788) **
Tanimbar friarbird The Tanimbar friarbird (''Philemon plumigenis'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to the Kai and Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical ...
, ''Philemon plumigenis'' ( Gray, GR, 1858) **
Helmeted friarbird The helmeted friarbird (''Philemon buceroides'') is part of the ''Meliphagidae'' family. The helmeted friarbird, along with all their subspecies, is commonly referred to as “leatherhead” by the birding community. Taxonomy The helmeted friarb ...
, ''Philemon buceroides'' ( Swainson, 1838) ** New Guinea friarbird, ''Philemon novaeguineae'' ( Müller, S, 1842) **
New Britain friarbird The New Britain friarbird (''Philemon cockerelli'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist mont ...
, ''Philemon cockerelli'' Sclater, PL, 1877 **
New Ireland friarbird The New Ireland friarbird (''Philemon eichhorni'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist monta ...
, ''Philemon eichhorni''
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Manus friarbird The Manus friarbird (''Philemon albitorques'') or white-naped friarbird, also known as the ''chauka'' ('souka' in Lele, the local language) is a species of bird in the Honeyeater family, or Meliphagidae. It is endemic to the Manus Province of Pa ...
, ''Philemon albitorques'' Sclater, PL, 1877 ** Silver-crowned friarbird, ''Philemon argenticeps'' ( Gould, 1840) **
Noisy friarbird The noisy friarbird (''Philemon corniculatus'') is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southern New Guinea and eastern Australia. It is one of several species known as friarbirds whose heads are bare of feathers. It ...
, ''Philemon corniculatus'' ( Latham, 1790) ** New Caledonian friarbird, ''Philemon diemenensis'' ( Lesson, RP, 1831) * ''Melitograis'' ** White-streaked friarbird, ''Melitograis gilolensis'' ( Bonaparte, 1850) * '' Entomyzon'' **
Blue-faced honeyeater The blue-faced honeyeater (''Entomyzon cyanotis''), also colloquially known as the Bananabird, is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae. It is the monotypic taxon, only member of its genus, and it is most closely related to hon ...
, ''Entomyzon cyanotis'' ( Latham, 1801) * '' Melithreptus'' **
Black-chinned honeyeater The black-chinned honeyeater (''Melithreptus gularis'') is a species of passerine bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia. Two subspecies are recognised. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical ...
, ''Melithreptus gularis'' ( Gould, 1837) **
Strong-billed honeyeater The strong-billed honeyeater (''Melithreptus validirostris'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is one of two species of the genus '' Melithreptus'' endemic to Tasmania. Its natural habitat is temperate forest. Taxonomy The st ...
, ''Melithreptus validirostris'' ( Gould, 1837) **
Brown-headed honeyeater The brown-headed honeyeater (''Melithreptus brevirostris'') is a species of passerine bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. Taxonomy T ...
, ''Melithreptus brevirostris'' ( Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) ** White-throated honeyeater, ''Melithreptus albogularis'' Gould, 1848 ** White-naped honeyeater, ''Melithreptus lunatus'' (
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Gilbert's honeyeater Gilbert's honeyeater (''Melithreptus chloropsis''), also known as the Swan River honeyeater or western white-naped honeyeater, is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southwestern Australia. A mid-sized honeyeater, it ...
, ''Melithreptus chloropsis'' Gould, 1848 **
Black-headed honeyeater The black-headed honeyeater (''Melithreptus affinis'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is one of two members of the genus ''Melithreptus'' Endemism, endemic to Tasmania. Its natural habitats are temperate forest and Mediterra ...
, ''Melithreptus affinis'' ( Lesson, RP, 1839) * '' Foulehaio'' **
Polynesian wattled honeyeater The Polynesian wattled honeyeater (''Foulehaio carunculatus'') or the eastern wattled honeyeater, is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It was considered conspecific with the Fiji wattled honeyeater and the kikau. The spe ...
, ''Foulehaio carunculatus'' ( Gmelin, JF, 1788) ** Fiji wattled honeyeater, ''Foulehaio taviunensis'' ( Wiglesworth, 1891) ** Kikau, ''Foulehaio procerior'' ( Finsch & Hartlaub, 1867) * '' Nesoptilotis'' ** White-eared honeyeater, ''Nesoptilotis leucotis'' ( Latham, 1801) ** Yellow-throated honeyeater, ''Nesoptilotis flavicollis'' (
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, 1817) * '' Ashbyia'' ** Gibberbird, ''Ashbyia lovensis'' (
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, 1911) * '' Epthianura'' ** Crimson chat, ''Epthianura tricolor'' Gould, 1841 ** Orange chat, ''Epthianura aurifrons'' Gould, 1838 ** Yellow chat, ''Epthianura crocea'' Castelnau & Ramsay, EP, 1877 ** White-fronted chat, ''Epthianura albifrons'' (
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, 1828) * '' Melilestes'' ** Long-billed honeyeater, ''Melilestes megarhynchus'' ( Gray, GR, 1858) (
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
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, western islands of
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
) * '' Macgregoria'' ** MacGregor's honeyeater, ''Macgregoria pulchra''
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Melipotes'' ** Arfak honeyeater, ''Melipotes gymnops'' Sclater, PL, 1874 ** Common smoky honeyeater, ''Melipotes fumigatus'' Meyer, AB, 1886 ** Wattled smoky honeyeater, ''Melipotes carolae'' Beehler, Prawiradilaga, de Fretes & Kemp, N, 2007 ** Spangled honeyeater, ''Melipotes ater''
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& Hartert, EJO, 1911 * '' Timeliopsis'' ** Olive straightbill, ''Timeliopsis fulvigula'' ( Schlegel, 1871) (
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
) ** Tawny straightbill, ''Timeliopsis griseigula'' ( Schlegel, 1871) (northwestern and southeastern
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
) * '' Conopophila'' ** Rufous-banded honeyeater, ''Conopophila albogularis'' ( Gould, 1843) ** Rufous-throated honeyeater, ''Conopophila rufogularis'' ( Gould, 1843) **
Grey honeyeater The grey honeyeater (''Conopophila whitei'') is a species of bird in the honeyeater family. It is an uncommon and little-known bird, an often overlooked Endemism, endemic of remote areas in central Australia. Taxonomy Currently placed as a speci ...
, ''Conopophila whitei'' (
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Ramsayornis ''Ramsayornis'' is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found from Northern Australia to New Guinea. This genus of bird is characterized by the small size, pale ventral plumage with incomplete barring, and unmarked white throat and u ...
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Bar-breasted honeyeater The bar-breasted honeyeater (''Ramsayornis fasciatus'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to northern Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia ...
, ''Ramsayornis fasciatus'' ( Gould, 1843) ** Brown-backed honeyeater, ''Ramsayornis modestus'' ( Gray, GR, 1858) * '' Acanthagenys'' ** Spiny-cheeked honeyeater, ''Acanthagenys rufogularis'' Gould, 1838 * '' Anthochaera'' **
Little wattlebird The little wattlebird (''Anthochaera chrysoptera''), also known as the brush wattlebird, is a passerine bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is found in coastal and sub-coastal south-eastern Australia. Taxonomy The little wattlebird wa ...
, ''Anthochaera chrysoptera'' ( Latham, 1801) **
Western wattlebird The western wattlebird (''Anthochaera lunulata'') is a passerine bird in the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae. It is restricted to south-western Australia. Taxonomy The species description was published by John Gould in 1838, from a specimen c ...
, ''Anthochaera lunulata'' Gould, 1838 **
Red wattlebird The red wattlebird (''Anthochaera carunculata'') is a passerine bird native to southern Australia. At in length, it is the second largest species of Australian honeyeater. It has mainly grey-brown plumage, with red eyes, distinctive pinkish-re ...
, ''Anthochaera carunculata'' ( Shaw, 1790) **
Yellow wattlebird The yellow wattlebird (''Anthochaera paradoxa'') is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. Other names include the long wattlebird or Tasmanian wattlebird. Taxonomy French zoologist François Marie Daudin described the yellow ...
, ''Anthochaera paradoxa'' ( Daudin, 1800) **
Regent honeyeater The regent honeyeater (''Anthochaera phrygia'') is a critically endangered bird endemic to southeastern Australia. It is commonly considered a flagship species within its range, with the efforts going into its conservation having positive effec ...
, ''Anthochaera phrygia'' ( Shaw, 1794) * '' Bolemoreus'' **
Bridled honeyeater The bridled honeyeater (''Bolemoreus frenatus'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae with distinctive rein-like markings on its face that is Endemism, endemic to northeastern Queensland. It is found in subtropical or tropical moist u ...
, ''Bolemoreus frenatus'' ( Ramsay, EP, 1874) ** Eungella honeyeater, ''Bolemoreus hindwoodi'' (
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Yellow-faced honeyeater The yellow-faced honeyeater (''Caligavis chrysops'') is a small to medium-sized bird in the honeyeater family (biology), family, Meliphagidae. It takes its common and scientific names from the distinctive yellow stripes on the sides of its head ...
, ''Caligavis chrysops'' ( Latham, 1801) ** Black-throated honeyeater, ''Caligavis subfrenata'' ( Salvadori, 1876) ** Obscure honeyeater, ''Caligavis obscura'' (
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Lichenostomus ''Lichenostomus'' is a genus of honeyeaters Endemism, endemic to Australia. The genus formerly contained twenty species but it was split after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the genus was polyphyly, polyphyletic. ...
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Yellow-tufted honeyeater The yellow-tufted honeyeater (''Lichenostomus melanops'') is a passerine bird found in the south-east ranges of Australia. A predominantly black and yellow honeyeater, it is split into four subspecies. Taxonomy The yellow-tufted honeyeater was f ...
, ''Lichenostomus melanops'' ( Latham, 1801) ** Purple-gaped honeyeater, ''Lichenostomus cratitius'' ( Gould, 1841) * '' Manorina'' ** Bell miner, ''Manorina melanophrys'' ( Latham, 1801) ** Noisy miner, ''Manorina melanocephala'' ( Latham, 1801) ** Yellow-throated miner, ''Manorina flavigula'' ( Gould, 1840) ** Black-eared miner, ''Manorina melanotis'' ( Wilson, FE, 1911) * ''Meliarchus'' ** Makira honeyeater, ''Meliarchus sclateri'' ( Gray, GR, 1870) * ''Vosea'' ** Gilliard's honeyeater, ''Vosea whitemanensis'' Gilliard, 1960 * ''
Melionyx ''Melionyx'' is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae. These species were formerly placed in the genus ''Melidectes''. They were moved to the resurrected genus ''Melionyx '' based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylo ...
'' ** Sooty honeyeater, ''Melionyx fuscus'' (
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Short-bearded honeyeater, ''Melionyx nouhuysi'' ( van Oort, 1910) ** Long-bearded honeyeater, ''Melionyx princeps'' (
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Melidectes ''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. Description They are medium- ...
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Cinnamon-browed melidectes The cinnamon-browed melidectes (''Melidectes ochromelas''), also known as the cinnamon-browed honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical m ...
, ''Melidectes ochromelas'' ( Meyer, AB, 1874) **
Vogelkop melidectes The Vogelkop melidectes (''Melidectes leucostephes'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia : northern Doberai and western Bomberai peninsula. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mo ...
, ''Melidectes leucostephes'' ( Meyer, AB, 1874) **
Yellow-browed melidectes The yellow-browed melidectes (''Melidectes rufocrissalis''), also known as the yellow-browed honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found mainly in Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mois ...
, ''Melidectes rufocrissalis'' (
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Huon melidectes The Huon melidectes or Huon honeyeater (''Melidectes foersteri'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are ...
, ''Melidectes foersteri'' (
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Belford's melidectes Belford's melidectes (''Melidectes belfordi''), also known as Belford's honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. ...
, ''Melidectes belfordi'' (
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Ornate melidectes The ornate melidectes or ornate honeyeater (''Melidectes torquatus'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosy ...
, ''Melidectes torquatus'' Sclater, PL, 1874 * ''Purnella'' ** White-fronted honeyeater, ''Purnella albifrons'' ( Gould, 1841) * ''
Stomiopera ''Stomiopera'' is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to Australia. It contains former members of ''Lichenostomus'', and was created after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic. The genus ...
'' ** White-gaped honeyeater, ''Stomiopera unicolor'' ( Gould, 1843) **
Yellow honeyeater The yellow honeyeater (''Stomiopera flava'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia. Overview Its natural habitats are tropical and subtropical moist lowland forest and mangrove forest. The yellow honeyeat ...
, ''Stomiopera flava'' ( Gould, 1843) * '' Gavicalis'' ** Varied honeyeater, ''Gavicalis versicolor'' ( Gould, 1843) **
Mangrove honeyeater The mangrove honeyeater (''Gavicalis fasciogularis'') is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Honeyeater, Meliphagidae. The species was once considered to be conspecific with the varied honeyeater, but it is now treated as a separate specie ...
, ''Gavicalis fasciogularis'' ( Gould, 1854) ** Singing honeyeater, ''Gavicalis virescens'' (
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, 1817) * '' Ptilotula'' ** Yellow-tinted honeyeater, ''Ptilotula flavescens'' ( Gould, 1840) **
Fuscous honeyeater The fuscous honeyeater (''Ptilotula fusca'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is Endemism, endemic to eastern Australia, where it inhabits subtropical and tropical dry forests. The fuscous honeyeater was previously placed in ...
, ''Ptilotula fusca'' ( Gould, 1837) **
Grey-headed honeyeater The grey-headed honeyeater (''Ptilotula keartlandi'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia. Nomenclature, taxonomy and evolutionary history First described as ''Ptilotis keartlandi'' in 1895 by Australian ...
, ''Ptilotula keartlandi'' (
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, 1895) ** Grey-fronted honeyeater, ''Ptilotula plumula'' ( Gould, 1841) ** Yellow-plumed honeyeater, ''Ptilotula ornata'' ( Gould, 1838) **
White-plumed honeyeater The white-plumed honeyeater (''Ptilotula penicillata'', formerly ''Lichenostomus penicillatus'') is a small passerine bird endemic to Australia. White-plumed honeyeaters are common around water and are often seen in backyards and suburbs with v ...
, ''Ptilotula penicillata'' ( Gould, 1837) * '' Territornis'' **
White-lined honeyeater The white-lined honeyeater (''Territornis albilineata'') is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to northern Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It formerly included the Kimber ...
, ''Territornis albilineata'' ( White, HL, 1917) ** Kimberley honeyeater, ''Territornis fordiana'' (
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, 1989) ** Streak-breasted honeyeater, ''Territornis reticulata'' (
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, 1820) * '' Microptilotis'' ** Mottle-breasted honeyeater, ''Microptilotis mimikae'' ( Ogilvie-Grant, 1911) ** Forest honeyeater, ''Microptilotis montanus'' ( Salvadori, 1880) ** Mountain honeyeater, ''Microptilotis orientalis'' ( Meyer, AB, 1894) ** Scrub honeyeater, ''Microptilotis albonotatus'' ( Salvadori, 1876) ** Mimic honeyeater, ''Microptilotis analogus'' ( Reichenbach, 1852) ** Tagula honeyeater, ''Microptilotis vicina'' (
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& Hartert, EJO, 1912) ** Graceful honeyeater, ''Microptilotis gracilis'' ( Gould, 1866) ** Cryptic honeyeater, ''Microptilotis imitatrix'' ( Mathews, 1912) ** Elegant honeyeater, ''Microptilotis cinereifrons'' (
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, 1936) ** Yellow-gaped honeyeater, ''Microptilotis flavirictus'' ( Salvadori, 1880) * ''
Meliphaga ''Meliphaga'' is a genus of birds in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. The genus was introduced by the English artist John Lewin in 1808. The name ''Meliphaga'' combines the Ancient Greek meaning "honey" and meaning eating. The type species ...
'' ** Puff-backed honeyeater, ''Meliphaga aruensis'' ( Sharpe, 1884) ** Yellow-spotted honeyeater, ''Meliphaga notata'' ( Gould, 1867) **
Lewin's honeyeater Lewin's honeyeater (''Meliphaga lewinii'') is a bird that inhabits the ranges along the east coast of Australia. It has a semicircular ear-patch, pale yellow in colour. The name of this bird commemorates the Australian artist John Lewin. Another ...
, ''Meliphaga lewinii'' ( Swainson, 1837) * ''Guadalcanaria'' ** Guadalcanal honeyeater, ''Guadalcanaria inexpectata'' Hartert, EJO, 1929 * '' Oreornis '' ** Orange-cheeked honeyeater, ''Oreornis chrysogenys'' van Oort, 1910 ( West Papua,
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Gymnomyza ''Gymnomyza'' is a genus of birds, in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae, which are restricted to a few islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic di ...
'' ** Yellow-billed honeyeater, ''Gymnomyza viridis'' ( Layard, EL, 1875) ** Giant honeyeater, ''Gymnomyza brunneirostris'' (
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, 1932) ** Mao, ''Gymnomyza samoensis'' ( Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) **
Crow honeyeater The crow honeyeater (''Gymnomyza aubryana'') is a very large honeyeater endemic to humid forests in New Caledonia in the South Pacific.Higgins, P., Christidis, L., Ford, H. & Sharpe, C.J. (2017). Crow Honeyeater (Gymnomyza aubryana). In: del Hoyo ...
, ''Gymnomyza aubryana'' ( Verreaux, J & des Murs, 1860) * '' Myza'' ** Dark-eared myza, ''Myza celebensis'' ( Meyer, AB & Wiglesworth, 1894) ** White-eared myza, ''Myza sarasinorum'' Meyer, AB & Wiglesworth, 1895 * '' Stresemannia'' ** Bougainville honeyeater, ''Stresemannia bougainvillei'' (
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Glycifohia ''Glycifohia'' is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to New Caledonia and Vanuatu. The genus contains two species: The name ''Glycifohia'' was first proposed by the Australian ornithologist Gregory Mathews in 1929. References

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'' ** Barred honeyeater, ''Glycifohia undulata'' (
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, 1787) ** White-bellied honeyeater ''Glycifohia notabilis'' ( Sharpe, 1899)


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{{ cite journal , last1=Andersen , first1=M.J. , last2=Naikatini , first2=A. , last3=Moyle , first3=R.C. , year=2014 , title=A molecular phylogeny of Pacific honeyeaters (Aves: Meliphagidae) reveals extensive paraphyly and an isolated Polynesian radiation , journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution , volume=71 , pages=308–315 , doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2013.11.014 , pmid=24315868, bibcode=2014MolPE..71..308A ' Honeyeaters