Huon Melidectes
Melidectes foersteri(Rothschild, LW; Hartert, EJO, 1911)
English (US) Huon Melidectes
The Huon Melidectes (Melidectes foersteri) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: northeastern New Guinea (montane forest of Huon Peninsula)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Melidectes foersteri
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Huon Melidectes
- Described by
- (Rothschild, LW; Hartert, EJO, 1911)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Melirrhophetes foersteri
- Described by
- (Rothschild, LW; Hartert, EJO, 1911)
- Type locality
- Rawlinson Mountains, Huon Peninsula, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 29 p.12
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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