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Toxorhamphus

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Toxorhamphus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Melanocharitidae
Genus: Toxorhamphus
Stresemann, 1914
Type species
Cinnyris novaeguineae[1]
Lesson, 1827

Toxorhamphus is a genus of birds in the family Melanocharitidae. They are commonly known as longbills and were once thought to be in the honeyeater family. The genus is endemic to the islands of New Guinea.

Species

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It contains the following species:

References

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  1. ^ "Melanocharitidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.