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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Melilestes Salvadori, 1876 |
| Species: | M. megarhynchus
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| Melilestes megarhynchus (Gray, 1858)
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Distribution and habitat
editIt 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.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c BirdLife International (2018). "Melilestes megarhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22703934A130242300. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22703934A130242300.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "ITIS Report: Melilestes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
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