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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 The birds-of-paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes. The majority of species are found in eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and eastern Australia. The family has 44 species in 17 genera. The members of thi .... Species ''Melipotes'' contains the following species: References Bird genera Taxa named by Philip Sclater   Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Meliphagidae-stub ...
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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 The birds-of-paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes. The majority of species are found in eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and eastern Australia. The family has 44 species in 17 genera. The members of thi .... Species ''Melipotes'' contains the following species: References Bird genera Taxa named by Philip Sclater   Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Meliphagidae-stub ...
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