Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
     Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Parvclass Passerae see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
         Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
           Order Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758
             Suborder Passeri see Suborder Passeres (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
               Parvorder Corvida Sibley et al., 1988
                 Superfamily Meliphagoidea
                   Family Meliphagidae Vigors, 1825 - honeyeaters
                     Genus Melidectes P.L. Sclater, 1874
                       01 Melidectes fuscus (De Vis, 1897) - sooty melidectes
                       02 Melidectes whitemanensis (Gilliard, 1960) - Bismarck melidectes
                       03 Melidectes nouhuysi (van Oort, 1910) - short-bearded melidectes
                       04 Melidectes princeps Mayr & Gilliard, 1951 - long-bearded melidectes
                       05 Melidectes ochromelas (A.B. Meyer, 1875) - cinnamon-browed melidectes
                       06 Melidectes leucostephes (A.B. Meyer, 1875) - Vogelkop melidectes
                       07 Melidectes belfordi (De Vis, 1890) - Belford's melidectes
                       08 Melidectes rufocrissalis (Reichenow, 1915) - yellow-browed melidectes
                       09 Melidectes foersteri (Rothschild & Hartert, 1911) - Huon melidectes
                       10 Melidectes torquatus P.L. Sclater, 1873 - ornate melidectes
                       11 Melidectes sclateri (G.R. Gray, 1870) - San Cristobal melidectes see Meliarchus sclateri (G.R. Gray, 1870)