''Neodrepanis'' is a bird
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
in the family
Philepittidae
The asities are a family (biology), family of birds, Philepittidae, that are Endemism, endemic to Madagascar. The asities consist of four species in two genus, genera. The ''Neodrepanis'' species are known as sunbird-asities and were formerly kn ...
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Etymology
''Neodrepanis'': ''neos'' "new, strange"; δρεπανη ''drepanē'', δρεπανης ''drepanēs'' "scimitar"
Species
It contains the following species:
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Bird genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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