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

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
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 (2012). "Melidectes foersteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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