Melampittas

The melampittas are a family, Melampittidae, of New Guinean passerine birds containing two enigmatic species. The two species are found in two genera, the greater melampitta in the genus Megalampitta and the lesser melampitta in the genus Melampitta. They are little studied and before being established as a family in 2014 their taxonomic relationships with other birds were uncertain, being considered at one time related variously to the pittas, Old World babblers and birds-of-paradise.

Species in this family

• Greater Melampitta Megalampitta gigantea
• Lesser Melampitta Melampitta lugubris