Long-bearded honeyeater
| Long-bearded honeyeater | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Melionyx |
| Species: | M. princeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Melionyx princeps | |
| Synonyms | |
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Melidectes princeps | |
The long-bearded honeyeater (Melionyx princeps), is a bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
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".