Melidectes

Belongs within: Meliphagidae.

Melidectes is a genus of honeyeaters endemic to New Guinea, characterised by a relatively long bill and a bare patch around the eye.

<==Melidectes
    |  i. s.: M. foersteriJT12
    |         M. fuscusJT12
    |         M. leucostephesJT12
    |         M. nouhuysiJT12
    |         M. princepsJT12
    |         M. rufocrissalisJT12
    |--M. torquatusJT12
    `--+--M. belfordiJT12
       |    |--M. b. belfordiR70
       |    |--M. b. brassiR70
       |    |--M. b. joiceyiR70
       |    `--M. b. kinneariR70
       `--M. ochromelasJT12

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

[JT12] Jetz, W., G. H. Thomas, J. B. Joy, K. Hartmann & A. Ø. Mooers. 2012. The global diversity of birds in space and time. Nature 491: 444–448.

[R70] Rising, J. D. 1970. Morphological variation and evolution in some North American orioles. Systematic Zoology 19 (4): 315–351.