A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Meliphagidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis Gould, 1838 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Latham, 1801) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little WattlebirdAnthochaera chrysoptera (Latham, 1801) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Western WattlebirdAnthochaera lunulata Gould, 1838 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow WattlebirdAnthochaera paradoxa (Daudin, 1800) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Regent HoneyeaterAnthochaera phrygia (Shaw, 1794) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura (Sparrman, 1786) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gibber ChatAshbyia lovensis (Ashby, 1911) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Obscure HoneyeaterCaligavis obscura (De Vis, 1897) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-throated HoneyeaterCaligavis subfrenata (Salvadori, 1876) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-fronted ChatEpthianura albifrons (Jardine & Selby, 1828) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow ChatEpthianura crocea Castelnau & E. P. Ramsay, 1877 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crimson ChatEpthianura tricolor Gould, 1841 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eastern Wattled-HoneyeaterFoulehaio carunculatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| KikauFoulehaio procerior (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1867) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fiji Wattled HoneyeaterFoulehaio taviunensis (Wiglesworth, 1891) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mangrove HoneyeaterGavicalis fasciogularis (Gould, 1854) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Varied HoneyeaterGavicalis versicolor (Gould, 1843) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterGliciphila melanops (Latham, 1801) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Green-backed HoneyeaterGlycichaera fallax Salvadori, 1878 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vanuatu HoneyeaterGlycifohia notabilis (Sharpe, 1899) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Barred HoneyeaterGlycifohia undulata (Sparrman, 1787) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Painted HoneyeaterGrantiella picta (Gould, 1838) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Guadalcanal HoneyeaterGuadalcanaria inexpectata E. Hartert, 1929 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crow HoneyeaterGymnomyza aubryana (J. Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Duetting Giant-HoneyeaterGymnomyza brunneirostris (Mayr, 1932) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| MaoGymnomyza samoensis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chattering Giant-HoneyeaterGymnomyza viridis (E. L. Layard, 1875) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Purple-gaped HoneyeaterLichenostomus cratitius (Gould, 1841) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Silver-eared HoneyeaterLichmera alboauricularis (E. P. Ramsay, 1878) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Olive HoneyeaterLichmera argentauris (Finsch, 1871) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Seram HoneyeaterLichmera monticola (Stresemann, 1912) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Scaly-breasted HoneyeaterLichmera squamata (Salvadori, 1878) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| MacGregor's HoneyeaterMacgregoria pulchra De Vis, 1897 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Noisy MinerManorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-eared MinerManorina melanotis (F. E. Wilson, 1911) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Graceless HoneyeaterMeliarchus sclateri (G. R. Gray, 1870) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Belford's HoneyeaterMelidectes belfordi (De Vis, 1890) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Huon HoneyeaterMelidectes foersteri (Rothschild & E. Hartert, 1911) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vogelkop HoneyeaterMelidectes leucostephes (A. B. Meyer, 1874) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cinnamon-browed HoneyeaterMelidectes ochromelas (A. B. Meyer, 1874) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-browed HoneyeaterMelidectes rufocrissalis (Reichenow, 1915) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ornate HoneyeaterMelidectes torquatus P. L. Sclater, 1874 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sooty HoneyeaterMelionyx fuscus (De Vis, 1897) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Long-bearded HoneyeaterMelionyx princeps (Mayr & Gilliard, 1951) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kadavu HoneyeaterMeliphacator provocator (E. L. Layard, 1875) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Puff-backed HoneyeaterMeliphaga aruensis (Sharpe, 1884) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.