Oedistoma is a genus of longbill in the bird family Melanocharitidae (berrypeckers and longbills). The genus, like the family, is endemic to New Guinea. The genus contains two species, both of which are sometimes placed in the genus Toxorhamphus.[2]
| Oedistoma | |
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| Toxorhamphus poliopterus (above) Oedistoma iliolophus (below) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Melanocharitidae |
| Genus: | Oedistoma Salvadori, 1876 |
| Type species | |
| Oedistoma pygmaeum[1] Salvadori, 1876
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Species edit
- Spectacled longbill, Oedistoma iliolophus
- Pygmy longbill, Oedistoma pygmaeum
References edit
- ^ "Melanocharitidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Gregory, Phil (2008). "Family Melanocharitidae (Berrypeckers and Longbills)". In del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13, Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. pp. 322–338. ISBN 978-84-96553-45-3.