About Honeyeaters

Overview

The Honeyeaters are a family of birds (Latin: Meliphagidae) within the order Perching Birds (Passerines). Worldwide the family includes about 54 genera and 195 species. Its members are primarily distributed across Australasia, the Pacific Ocean. Notable genera include Myzomela, Philemon, Microptilotis. Passeriformes, the perching birds or songbirds, are by far the largest bird order, with 144 families and about 6,758 species, roughly half of all living birds.

Classification

Family: Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters); Order: Perching Birds (Passerines); about 54 genera and 195 species.

Distribution

Primarily across Australasia, the Pacific Ocean.