Gymnomyza
Appearance
| Gymnomyza | |
|---|---|
| Yellow-billed giant honeyeater (Gymnomyza viridis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Gymnomyza Reichenow, 1914 |
| Type species | |
| Leptornis aubryanus[1] J. Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860 | |
| 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]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name |
|---|---|---|
| Gymnomyza aubryana | Crow honeyeater | |
| Gymnomyza samoensis | Mao | |
| Gymnomyza viridis | Yellow-billed giant honeyeater | |
| Gymnomyza brunneirostris | Duetting giant honeyeater |
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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