Short-bearded honeyeater
(Redirected from Short-bearded melidectes)
Short-bearded honeyeater | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Melionyx |
Species: | M. nouhuysi
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Binomial name | |
Melionyx nouhuysi (van Oort, 1910)
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Synonyms | |
Melidectes nouhuysi |
The short-bearded honeyeater (Melionyx nouhuysi) is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is found mainly in West Papua. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
This species was formerly placed in the genus Melidectes. It was moved to the resurrected genus Melionyx based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019. At the same time the common name was changed from "short-bearded melidectes" to "short-bearded honeyeater".[2][3]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Melionyx nouhuysi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22704260A130258572. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22704260A130258572.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Andersen, M.J.; McCullough, J.M.; Friedman, N.R.; Peterson, A.T.; Moyle, R.G.; Joseph, L.; Nyári, A.S. (2019). "Ultraconserved elements resolve genus-level relationships in a major Australasian bird radiation (Aves: Meliphagidae)". Emu. 119 (3): 218–232. doi:10.1080/01584197.2019.1595662. S2CID 150056949.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Honeyeaters". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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