It was presumed that cooperative breeding present in many or most members of the Maluridae, Meliphagidae, Artamidae and Corvidae, among others is a common apomorphy of this group.
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The "'striped honeyeater "'( " Plectorhyncha lanceolata " ) is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae, found in Australia.
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The "'white-naped honeyeater "'( " Melithreptus lunatus " ) is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to eastern Australia.
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The lifespan of the white-eared honeyeater is unknown, however many species of Australian honeyeaters ( " Meliphagidae " ) have an average lifespan of 10 15 years.
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The "'noisy friarbird "'( " Philemon corniculatus " ) is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southern New Guinea and eastern Australia.
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It is a member of the genus " Melithreptus " with several species, of similar size and all black-headed apart from this species, in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
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""'Gymnomyza " "'is a genus of birds, in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae, which are restricted to a few islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
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All are members of the genus " Melithreptus " with several species, of similar size and ( apart from the brown-headed honeyeater ) black-headed appearance, in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
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More recently, DNA analysis has shown the Maluridae family to be related to the Meliphagidae ( honeyeaters ), and the Pardalotidae ( pardalotes, scrubwrens, thornbills, gerygones and allies ) in the large superfamily Meliphagoidea.
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More recently, DNA analysis has shown that the Maluridae family is related to the Meliphagidae ( honeyeaters ), and the Pardalotidae ( pardalotes, scrubwrens, thornbills, gerygones and allies ) in the large superfamily Meliphagoidea.
