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Meliphaga

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Meliphaga is a genus of birds in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyMeliphagidae
Observations recorded620,839

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,342
With media
520
Family
Meliphagidae
Collections
RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, YPM, ROM, ANWC, MCZ
Recorded in
Papua New Guinea, Australia, Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Meliphagidae
Image
Lewins Honeyeater kobble apr06.jpg
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Commons category
Meliphaga
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Meliphaga
topic's main category
Category:Meliphaga
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Encyclopedic overview

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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 is Lewin's honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meliphaga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.