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Belford's Melidectes - BirdForum Opus

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Melidectes belfordi
Photo by Xenospiza
Kumul Lodge, Enga, Papua New Guinea, 12-07-2006

Identification

27 cm. Light blue bare face skin and whitish wattles, black crown, lores, cheeks, and throat, white brow stripe, broad white streaks at side of throat, grey underparts, brownish belly and undertail.

Distribution

New Guinea and Indonesia.

Taxonomy

It has been split into 2 species

  • Melidectes leucostephes
  • Melidectes belfordi

Habitat

Mountain rainforests, and shrubbery in subalpine grasslands.

Behaviour

The diet includes nectar, arthropods, and some fruit.

Its deep cup-shaped nest is made of moss, twigs, and hairs from the fronds of tree ferns.

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