Meliphagidae

Lichenostomus chrysops Photo by David Piko (David L Piko Photography) Common name:yellow-faced honeyeater (en); melífago-de-faces-amarelas (pt); méliphage à joues d’or (fr); mielero carigualdo (es); dreistreifen-honigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is found in eastern Australia, from north-eastern Queensland to Victoria and south-eastern South Australia.Size:These birds are 15-17,5 cm long and have a wingspan of 21,5-26 cm….

Myzomela sanguinolenta Photo by Andy Mackie (Flickr) Common name:scarlet myzomela (en); melífago-escarlate (pt); myzomèle écarlate (fr); mielero escarlata (es); scharlachhonigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:The scarlet myzomela is found along the east coast of Australia, from Cooktown, Queensland to Gippsland, Victoria. It is also found in Sulawesi, the Moluccas and Lesser Sundas, Indonesia and in New Caledonia.Size:These…

Notiomystis cincta Photo by Damian Davalos (Flickr) Common name:stitchbird (en); melífago-hihi (pt); méliphage hihi (fr); hihi (es); hihi (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:Once common throughout the North Island of New Zealand and in several offshore islands, the stitchbird in now only found naturally in Little Barrier Island, with small translocated populations also on the islands of Kapiti…

Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Photo by Sid Mosdell (Wikipedia) Common name:tui (en); melífago-tui (pt); méliphage tui (fr); mielero tui (es); tui (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Zealand, where it is found throughout North Island, along the western and southern coasts of South Island, in Stewart Island, the Chatham Islands, Raoul in the Kermadec…