Long-bearded honeyeater
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The long-bearded honeyeater (Melionyx princeps), is a bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Melionyx |
Species: | M. princeps |
Binomial name | |
Melionyx princeps | |
Synonyms | |
Melidectes princeps |
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This species was formerly placed in the genus Melidectes. It was moved to the resurrected genus Melionyx based on the results of a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019. At the same time the common name was changed from "long-bearded melidectes" to "long-bearded honeyeater".[3][4]