Melidectes
Sign in to saveMelidectes 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMeliphagidae
Observations recorded11,461
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Collections
- ROM, CLO, KU, BPBM
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
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- Parent taxon
- Meliphagidae
- Image
- Belford Melidectes.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Description
- Habitat
- Feeding
- Status and conservation
- Species
- References
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-sized honeyeaters, varied in appearance but possessing a long and sometimes stout bill and bare patch around the eye which is quite large and brightly coloured in some species.
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