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- Melidora macrorrhina
Identification
11 in (27 cm), 3.1–3.9 oz (90–110 g). Male - blue crown, female - black or dark grey. Brown above and white below, long bill.
Distribution
New Guinea, Yapen and the west Papuan islands.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Lowland rainforest, both primary and secondary, and also agricultural plantations.
Behaviour
Diet includes insects, spiders and crickets taken from the jungle floor,
It builds a nest chamber dug into active nests of arboreal termites. 2-3 eggs are laid, male incubates eggs and broods chicks by day.
