The short-bearded honeyeater (''Melionyx nouhuysi'') is a species of bird in the honeyeater family
Meliphagidae
The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family, Meliphagidae, of small to medium-sized birds. The family includes the Australian chats, myzomelas, friarbirds, wattlebirds, miners and melidectes. They are most common in Australia and New Guinea ...
. It is found mainly in
West Papua. Its natural
habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...
is subtropical or tropical moist
montane forest
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...
s.
This species was formerly placed in the genus ''
Melidectes
''Melidectes'' is a genus of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. All six species are endemic to New Guinea. The generic name is derived from the Greek ''meli'' for honey and ''dektes'' for beggar or receiver.
Description
They are medium- ...
''. It was moved to the resurrected genus ''
Melionyx
''Melionyx'' is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae.
These species were formerly placed in the genus ''Melidectes''. They were moved to the resurrected genus ''Melionyx '' based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published i ...
'' based on the results of a
molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
study published in 2019. At the same time the common name was changed from "short-bearded melidectes" to "short-bearded honeyeater".
References
short-bearded honeyeater
Birds of Western New Guinea
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short-bearded honeyeater
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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