Ramsayornis

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Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Ramsayornis
Bar-breasted honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Ramsayornis
Mathews, 1912
Type species
Gliciphila subfasciata[1]
Ramsay, 1858

Ramsayornis is a genus of bird in the family Meliphagidae.[2] It is found from Northern Australia to New Guinea. This genus of bird is characterized by the small size, pale ventral plumage with incomplete barring, and unmarked white throat and undertail.[3] It contains the following species:[4]

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Ramsayornis fasciatusBar-breasted honeyeaternorthern Australia
Ramsayornis modestusBrown-backed honeyeaterNew Guinea and Cape York Peninsula

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