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Gymnomyza

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Gymnomyza
Giant honeyeater (Gymnomyza brunneirostris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Gymnomyza
Reichenow, 1914
Type species
Leptornis aubryanus[1]
J. Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860
Species
  • Gymnomyza aubryana
  • Gymnomyza samoensis
  • Gymnomyza viridis
  • Gymnomyza brunneirostris

Gymnomyza is a genus of birds, in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae, which are restricted to a few islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean.

The genus contains four species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Melaphagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (August 2024). "Honeyeaters". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
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