Ptiloprora

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Ptiloprora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Ptiloprora
De Vis, 1894
Type species
Ptilotis guisei[1]
De Vis, 1894

Ptiloprora is a genus of birds in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae that are endemic to New Guinea.

The genus contains six species:[2]

References

  1. ^ "Melaphagidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Honeyeaters". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 3 April 2020.