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Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes belfordi)

Belford's Melidectes

Melidectes belfordi

Least Concern

Overview

Belford's melidectes (Melidectes belfordi), also known as Belford's honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Habitat

This species is found in the New Guinea Highlands, where its natural habitat consists of subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Did you know?

The bird's common name and scientific binomial commemorate George Belford, the son of a Samoan chief, who collected natural history specimens for Sir William McGregor, the Lieutenant Governor of British New Guinea in the late nineteenth century.

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