Gymnomyza
Appearance
Gymnomyza | |
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Giant honeyeater (Gymnomyza brunneirostris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Gymnomyza Reichenow, 1914 |
Type species | |
Leptornis aubryanus[1] J. Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860
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Species | |
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Gymnomyza is a genus of birds, in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae, which are restricted to a few islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
The genus contains four species:[2]
- Crow honeyeater (Gymnomyza aubryana)
- Mao (Gymnomyza samoensis)
- Yellow-billed giant honeyeater (Gymnomyza viridis)
- Duetting giant honeyeater (Gymnomyza brunneirostris)
References
[edit]- ^ "Melaphagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Honeyeaters". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
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