- Melidectes belfordi
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
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in New Guinea and Indonesia.
Taxonomy
Was considered conspecific with Vogelkop Melidectes.
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
There are 5 subspecies:
- M. b. brassi:
- Mountains of north-western New Guinea
- M. b. joiceyi:
- Western New Guinea (Weyland Mountains)
- M. b. kinneari:
- Southern New Guinea (Nassau and Snow Mountains)
- M. b. belfordi:
- Central Highlands and Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea
- M. b. schraderensis:
- North-eastern New Guinea (Schrader Mountains)
Habitat
Mountain rainforests, and shrubbery in subalpine grasslands.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes nectar, arthropods, and some fruit.
Breeding
A deep cup-shaped nest is formed from moss, twigs, and hairs from the fronds of tree ferns.
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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Belford's Melidectes. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Belford%27s_Melidectes
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
