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Melanocharis nigra

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[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

South-east Asia and Australasia: found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies[1]

There are 4 subspecies:

  • M. n. pallida:
  • M. n. nigra:
  • Misool Island, Salawati Island and western New Guinea
  • M. n. unicolor:
  • Yapen Island, Meos Num Island, northern and eastern New Guinea
  • M. n. chloroptera:
  • Aru Issland and southern New Guinea (Mimika River to Fly River)

[edit] Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

[edit] External Links

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