Ornate melidectes
| Ornate melidectes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Melidectes |
| Species: | M. torquatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Melidectes torquatus Sclater, 1873
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The ornate melidectes or ornate honeyeater (Melidectes torquatus) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Melidectes torquatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Melidectes
- Birds of New Guinea
- Birds described in 1873
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