Toxorhamphus
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Genus of birds
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Melanocharitidae |
Genus: | Toxorhamphus Stresemann, 1914 |
Type species | |
Cinnyris novaeguineae[1] Lesson, 1827
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Toxorhamphus is a genus of birds in the family Melanocharitidae. They are commonly known as longbills and were once thought to be in the honeyeater family. The genus is endemic to the islands of New Guinea.
Species
[edit]It contains the following species:
- Yellow-bellied longbill (Toxorhamphus novaeguineae)
- Slaty-headed longbill (Toxorhamphus poliopterus)
References
[edit]- ^ "Melanocharitidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
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