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Category:Melampittidae - BirdForum Opus

Family: Melampittidae

Description

Two pitta-like species from New Guinea, both with black plumage and red or brown eyes.

Taxonomy

Melampittidae is a family in the Order Passeriformes.
It was formerly included in the family Paradisaeidae.


Family Melampittidae viewedit

Genus Melampitta viewedit
M. lugubris Lesser Melampitta
M. gigantea Greater Melampitta

Subcategories

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