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| - | [[Image:Belford's_Honeyeaterd.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|dandsblair|dandsblair}}<br />Kumul Lodge, Enga, [[Papua New Guinea]]]] | + | [[Image:Belford's_Honeyeaterd.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|dandsblair|dandsblair}}<br />Kumul Lodge, Enga, [[Papua New Guinea]], May 2012]] |
| - | [[Image:Belfords-Melidectes-1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Xenospiza|Xenospiza}}<br />Kumul Lodge, Enga, [[Papua New Guinea]], 12-07-2006]] | + | |
| | ;[[:category:Melidectes|Melidectes]] belfordi | | ;[[:category:Melidectes|Melidectes]] belfordi |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
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| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | Was considered conspecific with [[Vogelkop Melidectes]]. | | Was considered conspecific with [[Vogelkop Melidectes]]. |
| - | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| | + | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| | + | [[Image:Belfords-Melidectes-1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo by {{user|Xenospiza|Xenospiza}}<br />Kumul Lodge, Enga, [[Papua New Guinea]], July 2006]] |
| | There are 5 subspecies: | | There are 5 subspecies: |
| | *''M. b. brassi'': | | *''M. b. brassi'': |
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| | ====Breeding==== | | ====Breeding==== |
| | A deep cup-shaped nest is formed from moss, twigs, and hairs from the fronds of tree ferns. | | A deep cup-shaped nest is formed from moss, twigs, and hairs from the fronds of tree ferns. |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}} |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Melidectes+belfordi}} | | {{GSearch|Melidectes+belfordi}} |
| | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=63&bid=936 View more images of this species on the ABID] | | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=63&bid=936 View more images of this species on the ABID] |
| | [[Category:Birds]][[category:Melidectes]] | | [[Category:Birds]][[category:Melidectes]] |
Current revision
- Melidectes belfordi
[edit] Identification
27 cm
- Black crown, lores, cheeks, and throat
- White brow stripe
- Broad white streaks at side of throat
- Grey underparts
- Brownish belly and undertail
- Light blue bare facial skin and whitish wattles
[edit] Distribution
South-east Asia: found in New Guinea and Indonesia.
[edit] Taxonomy
Was considered conspecific with Vogelkop Melidectes.
[edit] Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
There are 5 subspecies:
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- Central Highlands and Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea
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[edit] Habitat
Mountain rainforests, and shrubbery in subalpine grasslands.
[edit] Behaviour
The diet includes nectar, arthropods, and some fruit.
[edit] Breeding
A deep cup-shaped nest is formed from moss, twigs, and hairs from the fronds of tree ferns.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
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