Biology:Sooty melidectes

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Sooty melidectes
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.148274 1 - Melidectes fuscus fuscus (De Vis, 1897) - Meliphagidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Wikidata ☰ Q849125 entry