Melionyx

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Melionyx
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Melionyx
Iredale, 1956

Melionyx is a genus of

Meliphagidae
.

These species were formerly placed in the genus

molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019. At the same time the common names were changed from "melidectes" to "honeyeater".[1][2]

The genus contains three species:[2]

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