Huon melidectes

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Huon melidectes
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.8745 1 - Melidectes belfordi foersteri (Rothschild and Hartert, 1911) - Meliphagidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Melidectes
Species:
M. foersteri
Binomial name
Melidectes foersteri

The Huon melidectes or Huon honeyeater (Melidectes foersteri) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Melidectes foersteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22704284A130260339. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22704284A130260339.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.