Ornate Melidectes
Melidectes torquatusSclater, PL, 1874
English (US) Ornate Melidectes
The Ornate Melidectes (Melidectes torquatus) 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.
- Scientific name
- Melidectes torquatus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ornate Melidectes
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1874
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Melidectes torquatus torquatus
- Melidectes torquatus polyphonus
- Melidectes torquatus cahni
- Melidectes torquatus emilii
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1874
- Type locality
- Hatam, Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop Peninsula, northwestern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873, pt.3 p.694 pl.55
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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