Sooty melidectes

Sooty melidectes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Melidectes
Species: M. fuscus
Binomial name
Melidectes fuscus
(De Vis, 1897)

The sooty melidectes (Melidectes fuscus), also known as the sooty honeyeater, is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Melidectes fuscus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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