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.

Terrestrial

Not a migrant

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Geography

Continents

Asia

Countries

Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Biogeographical realms

Australasian, Indomalayan

Biome

Anthropogenic biome

Forest

Melidectes torquatus in The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. v.3 (Plate 36).

Habits and Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Terrestrial,

Seasonal behavior

Not a migrant

Bird's call

Diet and Nutrition

Population Trend

Increasing

POPULATION STATUS

Least concern (LC)

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References

1. Ornate melidectes Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornate_melidectes

2. Ornate melidectes on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22704288/130260589

3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/502596

Ornate melidectes

Geography

Biome

Habits and Lifestyle

Diet and Nutrition

References

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