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found in two genera, the
greater melampitta in the
genus Megalampitta and the
lesser melampitta in the
genus Melampitta. They are
little studied and before...
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placed in the
genus Melampitta with the
lesser melampitta.
Formerly classified as a bird-of-paradise, the little-known
greater melampitta has an uncertain...
- The
lesser melampitta (
Melampitta lugubris) is a medium-sized
enigmatic terrestrial songbird of
mountain forests of New Guinea. It is the only species...
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considered potential members of this family. The two
species in the
genus Melampitta, also from New Guinea, have been
linked with the birds-of-paradise, but...
- a
toxic species. An
example of this is the non-toxic
juvenile greater melampitta,
which has
plumage similar to the
hooded pito****.
There have also been...
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family into nine genera, in
which he also
included the
lesser melampitta (in the
genus Melampitta) of New Guinea,
where it was kept
until 1931 when
Ernst Mayr...
- jays Corcoracidae: white-winged
chough and
apostlebird Melampittidae:
melampittas Ifritidae:
ifritabirds Paradisaeidae:
birds of
paradise P****erida Petroicidae:...
- birds-of-paradise Corcoracidae: white-winged
chough and
apostlebird Melampittidae:
melampittas Laniidae:
shrikes Platylophidae:
jayshrike Corvidae: crows, ravens, and...
- PMID 22642364. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2021). "Crows, mudnesters,
melampittas, Ifrit, birds-of-paradise".
World Bird List
Version 11.2. International...
- birds-of-paradise
Corcoracidae – white-winged
chough and
apostlebird Melampittidae –
melampittas Laniidae –
shrikes Platylophidae -
jayshrike Corvidae – crows, ravens...
