Long-billed honeyeater
The long-billed honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is monotypic within the genus Melilestes.[2]
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| Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1884 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Melilestes Salvadori, 1876 |
| Species: | M. megarhynchus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melilestes megarhynchus (Gray, 1858) | |
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Distribution and habitat
It is found in New Guinea and offshore islands,[1] where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.[3]
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References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Melilestes megarhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- "ITIS Report: Melilestes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- "Melilestes megarhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
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