''Oedistoma'' is a genus of longbill in the bird family
Melanocharitidae
The Melanocharitidae, the berrypeckers and longbills, is a small bird family restricted to the forests of New Guinea. The family contains eleven species in four (sometimes three) genera. They are small songbirds with generally dull plumage but a ...
(berrypeckers and longbills). The genus, like the family, is endemic to
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
. The genus contains two species, both of which are sometimes placed in the genus ''
Toxorhamphus''.
Species
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Spectacled longbill
The spectacled longbill (''Oedistoma iliolophus''), also known as dwarf longbill, plumed longbill or dwarf honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae.
It is found in New Guinea.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropica ...
, ''Oedistoma iliolophus''
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Pygmy longbill
The pygmy longbill or pygmy honeyeater (''Oedistoma pygmaeum'') is a species of bird in the family Melanocharitidae. It is one of two species in the genus '' Oedistoma'', which also includes the spectacled longbill. It is found in New Guinea and ...
, ''Oedistoma pygmaeum''
References
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Bird genera
Higher-level bird taxa restricted to New Guinea
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Endemic fauna of New Guinea