Family: Melanocharitidae
Description
Berrypeckers and Longbills from New Guinea.
The ten species of this family are quite diverse in morphological and biological aspects.
Taxonomy
Melanocharitidae is a family in the order Passeriformes.
The species of this family have in the past been placed in the Honeyeaters, Flowerpeckers or Sunbirds.
the Family Paramythiidae were formerly considered a part of this family.
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References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Melanocharitidae. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 November 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Melanocharitidae
Subcategories
This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
