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Meliphagidae (honeyeater)
Taxonomy
Meliphagidae was named by Vigors (1825). It is extant. Its type is Meliphaga.
It was assigned to Aves by Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003); and to Passeriformes by Olson and James (1982), Baird (1992) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Aves by Worthy and Grant-Mackie (2003); and to Passeriformes by Olson and James (1982), Baird (1992) and Clements et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Anthochaera, Anthornis, Entomyzon, Foulehaio, Gavicalis, Lichenostomus, Manorina, Meliphaga (syn. Ptilotis) (type genus), Melithreptus, Myzomela, Philemon, Prosthemadera
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1825 | Meliphagidae Vigors |
| 1982 | Meliphagidae Olson and James p. 38 |
| 1992 | Meliphagidae Baird p. 30 |
| 2003 | Meliphagidae Worthy and Grant-Mackie p. 453 |
| 2017 | Meliphagidae Clements et al. |
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Fm. Meliphagidae Vigors 1825 [honeyeater]
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G. Anthochaera Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Anthochaera carunculata Shaw 1790 [red wattlebird]
Anthochaera chrysoptera Latham 1802 [little wattlebird]
G. Anthornis Gray 1840
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†Anthornis melanocephala Gray 1843 [Chatham Island bellbird]
Anthornis melanura Sparrman 1786 [New Zealand bellbird]
G. Entomyzon Swainson 1825
G. Lichenostomus Cabanis 1851
G. Melithreptus Vieillot 1816
G. Myzomela Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Myzomela cardinalis Gmelin 1788 [cardinal myzomela]
Myzomela rubratra Lesson 1827 [Micronesian myzomela]
G. Philemon Vieillot 1816
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available