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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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.

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.