Short-bearded Honeyeater
Melionyx nouhuysi
A long, slender honeyeater of subalpine forest and shrubland in western New Guinea. All sooty gray-black plumage with a long tail and a fairly long, curved bill, 2 white tufts emanating from the base of the bill, and a yellow-orange wattle at the back of the eye. Sometimes some white scaling on the belly. Often seen perching on top of bushes. Similar to Sooty Melidectes, but Short-bearded Melidectes is larger and has a white beard. Gives a long, dry chatter.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Melionyx nouhuysi
- Authority
- (van Oort, 1910)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Melionyx
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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