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Passeriformes

Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)

Tiny to very large, typically slender passerines with variably long and usually decurved bill, short to long tail; generally drab plumage, often with conspicuous wing patches of yellow or white, many with areas of bare facial skin or wattles.
Australasia and Oceania, and marginally Oriental Region.
Rainforest, sclerophyll forests and woodlands, shrubland, heath, grassland, mangroves.
42 genera, 175 species, 375 taxa.
9 species threatened; none extinct since 1600.

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30 1 14 15 8 1 Eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris)
5 5 8 2 Western Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus superciliosus)
1 1 8 3 Plain Honeyeater (Pycnopygius ixoides)
1 1 8 4 Marbled Honeyeater (Pycnopygius cinereus)
1 1 8 5 Streak-headed Honeyeater (Pycnopygius stictocephalus)
4 1 1 2 8 6 Pied Honeyeater (Certhionyx variegatus)
20 1 15 4 8 7 Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae)
14 9 5 8 8 New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura)
5 1 4 8 9 Orange-cheeked Honeyeater (Oreornis chrysogenys)
0 8 10 Guadalcanal Honeyeater (Guadalcanaria inexpectata)
31 4 12 15 8 11 Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii)
4 3 1 8 12 Yellow-spotted Honeyeater (Meliphaga notata)
3 2 1 8 13 Puff-backed Honeyeater (Meliphaga aruensis)
3 2 1 8 14 Hill-forest Honeyeater (Meliphaga orientalis)
2 1 1 8 15 Mimic Honeyeater (Meliphaga analoga)
1 1 8 16 Scrub Honeyeater (Meliphaga albonotata)
0 7 17 Tagula Honeyeater (Meliphaga vicina)
3 2 1 8 18 Graceful Honeyeater (Meliphaga gracilis)
0 8 19 Elegant Honeyeater (Meliphaga cinereifrons)
0 8 20 Spot-breasted Honeyeater (Meliphaga mimikae)
1 1 8 21 Forest Honeyeater (Meliphaga montana)
0 8 22 Yellow-gaped Honeyeater (Meliphaga flavirictus)
1 1 8 23 White-lined Honeyeater (Meliphaga albilineata)
0 8 24 Kimberley Honeyeater (Meliphaga fordiana)
1 1 8 25 Streak-breasted Honeyeater (Meliphaga reticulata)
3 2 1 8 26 Black-throated Honeyeater (Lichenostomus subfrenatus)
2 1 1 8 27 Obscure Honeyeater (Lichenostomus obscurus)
4 2 2 8 28 Bridled Honeyeater (Lichenostomus frenatus)
3 3 8 29 Eungella Honeyeater (Lichenostomus hindwoodi)
18 12 6 8 30 Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Lichenostomus chrysops)
19 1 10 8 8 31 Singing Honeyeater (Lichenostomus virescens)
6 4 2 8 32 Varied Honeyeater (Lichenostomus versicolor)
6 1 3 2 8 33 Mangrove Honeyeater (Lichenostomus fasciogularis)
4 3 1 8 34 White-gaped Honeyeater (Lichenostomus unicolor)
7 6 1 8 35 Yellow Honeyeater (Lichenostomus flavus)
12 1 5 6 8 36 White-eared Honeyeater (Lichenostomus leucotis)
3 2 1 8 37 Yellow-throated Honeyeater (Lichenostomus flavicollis)
15 4 11 8 38 Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops)
4 3 1 8 39 Purple-gaped Honeyeater (Lichenostomus cratitius)
5 4 1 8 40 Grey-headed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus keartlandi)
7 3 4 8 41 Yellow-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus ornatus)
5 4 1 8 42 Grey-fronted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus plumulus)
10 5 5 8 43 Fuscous Honeyeater (Lichenostomus fuscus)
2 2 8 44 Yellow-tinted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus flavescens)
30 2 15 13 8 45 White-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus penicillatus)
9 1 3 5 8 46 White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons)
0 6 47 Bismarck Honeyeater (Melidectes whitemanensis)
2 2 8 48 Sooty Honeyeater (Melidectes fuscus)
10 5 5 8 49 Short-bearded Honeyeater (Melidectes nouhuysi)
0 4 50 Long-bearded Honeyeater (Melidectes princeps)
0 8 51 Cinnamon-browed Honeyeater (Melidectes ochromelas)
2 1 1 8 52 Vogelkop Honeyeater (Melidectes leucostephes)
9 2 7 8 53 Belford's Honeyeater (Melidectes belfordi)
2 1 1 8 54 Yellow-browed Honeyeater (Melidectes rufocrissalis)
0 8 55 Huon Honeyeater (Melidectes foersteri)
3 1 2 8 56 Ornate Honeyeater (Melidectes torquatus)
4 1 1 2 8 57 San Cristobal Honeyeater (Meliarchus sclateri)
13 3 5 5 8 58 Bell Miner (Manorina melanophrys)
49 2 27 20 8 59 Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)
2 1 1 3 60 Black-eared Miner (Manorina melanotis)
9 1 4 4 8 61 Yellow-throated Miner (Manorina flavigula)
21 2 11 8 8 62 Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (Acanthagenys rufogularis)
43 4 19 20 8 63 Little Wattlebird (Anthochaera chrysoptera)
2 1 1 8 64 Western Wattlebird (Anthochaera lunulata)
7 1 2 4 3 65 Regent Honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia)
41 2 17 22 8 66 Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata)
5 4 1 8 67 Yellow Wattlebird (Anthochaera paradoxa)
8 6 2 8 68 Brown-backed Honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus)
5 5 8 69 Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus)
4 3 1 8 70 Rufous-banded Honeyeater (Conopophila albogularis)
5 5 8 71 Rufous-throated Honeyeater (Conopophila rufogularis)
0 8 72 Grey Honeyeater (Conopophila whitei)
0 8 73 Olive Straightbill (Timeliopsis fulvigula)
0 8 74 Tawny Straightbill (Timeliopsis griseigula)
1 1 8 75 Long-billed Honeyeater (Melilestes megarhynchus)
0 8 76 Bougainville Honeyeater (Stresemannia bougainvillei)
6 1 1 4 8 77 Barred Honeyeater (Glycifohia undulata)
3 3 8 78 Vanuatu Honeyeater (Glycifohia notabilis)
5 1 4 8 79 Lesser Streaked Honeyeater (Myza celebensis)
3 3 8 80 Greater Streaked Honeyeater (Myza sarasinorum)
0 8 81 Spangled Honeyeater (Melipotes ater)
0 8 82 Arfak Honeyeater (Melipotes gymnops)
6 3 3 8 83 Common Smoky Honeyeater (Melipotes fumigatus)
0 8 84 Wattled Smoky Honeyeater (Melipotes carolae)
4 1 3 4 85 MacGregor's Honeyeater (Macgregoria pulchra)
5 4 1 8 86 Black Honeyeater (Sugomel nigrum)
0 8 87 Drab Myzomela (Myzomela blasii)
0 7 88 White-chinned Myzomela (Myzomela albigula)
1 1 8 89 Red-throated Myzomela (Myzomela eques)
0 8 90 Ashy Myzomela (Myzomela cineracea)
3 3 8 91 Dusky Myzomela (Myzomela obscura)
0 8 92 Red Myzomela (Myzomela cruentata)
0 8 93 Black Myzomela (Myzomela nigrita)
1 1 8 94 New Ireland Myzomela (Myzomela pulchella)
0 4 95 Rotuma Myzomela (Myzomela chermesina)
3 1 2 8 96 Sulawesi Myzomela (Myzomela chloroptera)
0 8 97 Wakolo Myzomela (Myzomela wakoloensis)
4 1 1 2 8 98 Banda Myzomela (Myzomela boiei)
17 1 11 5 8 99 Scarlet Myzomela (Myzomela sanguinolenta)
7 1 2 4 8 100 New Caledonian Myzomela (Myzomela caledonica)
5 5 8 101 Micronesian Myzomela (Myzomela rubratra)
17 3 6 8 8 102 Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis)
0 8 103 Black-bellied Myzomela (Myzomela erythromelas)
7 5 2 8 104 Red-headed Myzomela (Myzomela erythrocephala)
0 8 105 Sumba Myzomela (Myzomela dammermani)
3 2 1 6 106 Crimson-hooded Myzomela (Myzomela kuehni)
1 1 8 107 Mountain Myzomela (Myzomela adolphinae)
0 8 108 Scarlet-bibbed Myzomela (Myzomela sclateri)
0 8 109 Ebony Myzomela (Myzomela pammelaena)
1 1 8 110 Scarlet-naped Myzomela (Myzomela lafargei)
4 1 3 8 111 Black-headed Myzomela (Myzomela melanocephala)
3 1 2 8 112 Yellow-vented Myzomela (Myzomela eichhorni)
0 6 113 Malaita Myzomela (Myzomela malaitae)
3 1 2 8 114 Sooty Myzomela (Myzomela tristrami)
4 3 1 8 115 Orange-breasted Myzomela (Myzomela jugularis)
1 1 8 116 Red-rumped Myzomela (Myzomela vulnerata)
1 1 8 117 Red-collared Myzomela (Myzomela rosenbergii)
0 8 118 Green-backed Honeyeater (Glycichaera fallax)
0 8 119 Leaden Honeyeater (Ptiloprora plumbea)
0 8 120 Olive-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora meekiana)
1 1 8 121 Rufous-sided Honeyeater (Ptiloprora erythropleura)
0 8 122 Mayr's Honeyeater (Ptiloprora mayri)
3 2 1 8 123 Rufous-backed Honeyeater (Ptiloprora guisei)
3 2 1 8 124 Black-backed Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata)
7 4 3 8 125 Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops)
4 4 8 126 Banded Honeyeater (Cissomela pectoralis)
2 1 1 8 127 Scaly-crowned Honeyeater (Lichmera lombokia)
6 1 2 3 8 128 Olive Honeyeater (Lichmera argentauris)
5 2 2 1 8 129 Indonesian Honeyeater (Lichmera limbata)
26 14 12 8 130 Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta)
16 4 2 10 8 131 Dark-brown Honeyeater (Lichmera incana)
18 7 2 9 8 132 Scaly-breasted Honeyeater (Lichmera squamata)
1 1 8 133 Silver-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera alboauricularis)
0 8 134 Buru Honeyeater (Lichmera deningeri)
0 8 135 Seram Honeyeater (Lichmera monticola)
0 8 136 Yellow-eared Honeyeater (Lichmera flavicans)
0 6 137 Black-necklaced Honeyeater (Lichmera notabilis)
8 1 5 2 8 138 Crescent Honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus)
51 3 33 15 8 139 New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)
21 13 8 8 140 White-cheeked Honeyeater (Phylidonyris niger)
0 8 141 White-streaked Honeyeater (Trichodere cockerelli)
4 1 2 1 8 142 Wattled Honeyeater (Foulehaio carunculatus)
1 1 8 143 Giant Honeyeater (Gymnomyza viridis)
4 1 3 3 144 Mao (Gymnomyza samoensis)
7 4 3 2 145 Crow Honeyeater (Gymnomyza aubryana)
11 1 6 4 8 146 Black-chinned Honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis)
6 3 3 8 147 Strong-billed Honeyeater (Melithreptus validirostris)
14 1 7 6 8 148 Brown-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris)
5 2 3 8 149 White-throated Honeyeater (Melithreptus albogularis)
9 4 5 8 150 White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)
3 2 1 8 151 Black-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus affinis)
44 1 26 17 8 152 Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis)
0 4 153 Dusky Friarbird (Philemon fuscicapillus)
0 8 154 Seram Friarbird (Philemon subcorniculatus)
0 8 155 Black-faced Friarbird (Philemon moluccensis)
6 3 1 2 8 156 Tanimbar Friarbird (Philemon plumigenis)
18 4 8 6 8 157 Helmeted Friarbird (Philemon buceroides)
1 1 8 158 New Britain Friarbird (Philemon cockerelli)
0 8 159 New Ireland Friarbird (Philemon eichhorni)
2 2 8 160 White-naped Friarbird (Philemon albitorques)
3 3 8 161 Silver-crowned Friarbird (Philemon argenticeps)
19 10 9 8 162 Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)
10 3 2 5 8 163 New Caledonian Friarbird (Philemon diemenensis)
13 13 8 164 Timor Friarbird (Philemon inornatus)
1 1 6 165 Brass' Friarbird (Philemon brassi)
11 6 5 8 166 Little Friarbird (Philemon citreogularis)
6 3 3 8 167 Grey Friarbird (Philemon kisserensis)
2 1 1 8 168 Meyer's Friarbird (Philemon meyeri)
0 8 169 White-streaked Friarbird (Melitograis gilolensis)
1 1 8 170 Spotted Honeyeater (Xanthotis polygrammus)
16 9 7 8 171 Macleay's Honeyeater (Xanthotis macleayanus)
1 1 8 172 Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer)
2 2 8 173 Kadavu Honeyeater (Xanthotis provocator)
31 2 14 15 8 174 Striped Honeyeater (Plectorhyncha lanceolata)
12 2 10 4 175 Painted Honeyeater (Grantiella picta)

Family statistics

42 genera, 175 species

1102 files covering
36 genera	(86%)
132 species	(75%)

462 videos covering
33 genera	(79%)
100 species	(57%)

543 photographs covering
36 genera	(86%)
117 species	(67%)

97 sound recordings covering
22 genera	(52%)
47 species	(27%)

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