Sooty honeyeater
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Melionyx fuscus

The sooty honeyeater (Melionyx fuscus ) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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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 "sooty melidectes" to "sooty honeyeater".

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References

1. Sooty honeyeater Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sooty_honeyeater
2. Sooty honeyeater on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22704252/130258345

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