Melipotes


Melipotes is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae. They have an overall dark plumage and extensive yellow, orange or reddish facial skin. The four allopatric species are restricted to the highland forest of New Guinea. The sister of this genus is Macgregoria; a genus where the single species until recently was regarded as a bird-of-paradise.

Species

Melipotes contains the following species:
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Melipotes aterSpangled honeyeaterPapua New Guinea
Melipotes fumigatusCommon smoky honeyeaterNew Guinea
Melipotes gymnopsArfak honeyeaterWest Papua, Indonesia
Melipotes carolaeWattled smoky honeyeaterNew Guinea-