Melipotes is a genus of bird in the Meliphagidae family. They have an overall dark plumage and extensive yellow, orange or reddish facial skin. The four allopatric species are restricted to the highland forests of New Guinea. The sister of this genus is Macgregoria; a genus where the single species until recently was regarded as a bird-of-paradise. Melipotes contains the following species: \n* Spangled honeyeater (Melipotes ater) \n* Common smoky honeyeater (Melipotes fumigatus) \n* Arfak honeyeater (Melipotes gymnops) \n* Wattled smoky honeyeater (Melipotes carolae)