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Greater Melampitta

Greater melampitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Melampittidae
Genus: Megalampitta
Schodde & Christidis, 2014
Species: M. gigantea
Binomial name
Megalampitta gigantea
(Rothschild, 1899)
Synonyms

Melampitta gigantea


Melampitta gigantea

The greater melampitta (Megalampitta gigantea) is a species of bird in the Melampittidae family. It is the only species in the genus Megalampitta, although it was once placed in the genus Melampitta with the lesser melampitta. Formerly classified as a bird-of-paradise, the little-known greater melampitta has an uncertain taxonomy and is sometimes believed to be affiliated to pitohuis, as it appears to be poisonous to eat (Frith and Beehler 1998). It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.



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