Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Passeriformes Linnaeus, 1758
         oscines see Suborder Oscines
           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 rufocrissalis (Reichenow, 1915) - yellow-browed melidectes
               08 Melidectes foersteri (Rothschild & Hartert, 1911) - Huon melidectes
               09 Melidectes belfordi (De Vis, 1890) - Belford's melidectes
               10 Melidectes torquatus P.L. Sclater, 1873 - ornate melidectes