BirdForum is the net's largest birding community, dedicated to wild birds and birding, and is absolutely FREE! You are most welcome to register for an account, which allows you to take part in lively discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Meliphagidae is a family in the Order Passeriformes.
New research has shown that the Bonin Honeyeater is not a Honeyeater at all but a White-eye and is now placed within the Zosteropidae.
The so-called Hawaiian Honeyeaters were placed in this family in the past but are now in their own family Mohoidae. Macgregor's Honeyeater was long believed to be a Bird-of-paradise, but is now known to belong to this family.
Recently the Australian Chats have been included in this family (genera Epthianura and Ashbyia) while the Stitchbird has been moved to its own family, Notiomystidae.