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Melidectes

Melidectes

See also: melidectes

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Melidectes m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Meliphagidae.

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

melidectes

melidectes

See also: Melidectes

English

Belford's melidectes (Melidectes belfordi)

Wikispecies

Noun

melidectes (plural melidectes)

  1. Any of a number of birds in the genus Melidectes in the honeyeater family, endemic to New Guinea and New Britain.

Hyponyms

  • Belford's melidectes
  • cinnamon-browed melidectes
  • Gilliard's melidectes
  • Huon melidectes
  • long-bearded melidectes
  • ornate melidectes
  • short-bearded melidectes
  • sooty melidectes
  • Vogelkop melidectes
  • yellow-browed melidectes