Guadalcanal Honeyeater
Guadalcanaria inexpectata
A medium-sized honeyeater, mostly dark bluish-gray with olive tones to the upperparts. Bill relatively short and slightly decurved. Bright yellow neck tuft distinctive. Prefers primary montane forest above 950 meters of elevation, more commonly above 1450 meters of elevation. Vocally little known, but said to give a loud, musical “per-twee, per-twee.”
识别特征
The male and female of the species look the same but females tend to be smaller.<p>The upper parts of the adult are slate grey with a brownish tinge on the rump and upper tail coverts. The throat and neck are greyish white. The breast and abdomen are dark grey, and the vent and undertail coverts are brownish grey with indistinct striation.<p>The ear coverts are a glossy slate grey. On the side of the neck is a tuft of pointed golden-yellow feathers about 2 cm long.<p>The bill is black and the iris brown.<p>Immature birds appear similar to the adults but are smaller and less distinctly striated underneath. The tufts on the side of the neck are a paler yellow.
分类信息
Genus: Guadalcanaria; Family: Meliphagidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- 学名
- Guadalcanaria inexpectata
- 命名信息
- Hartert, EJO, 1929
- 目
- Passeriformes
- 科
- Meliphagidae
- 属
- Guadalcanaria
分布与栖息地
- 迁徙
- Resident species
行为
Migration pattern: Resident species.
保护状况
Population trend: declining.
- 种群趋势
- declining
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