Vogelkop Honeyeater (Melidectes leucostephes)

Other Names (World)
Vogelkop Honeyeater, Vogelkop Melidectes, Arfak Melidectes, White-fronted Melidectes, Vogelkop Wattled Honeyeater, White-capped Honeyeater, White-fronted Honeyeater(!)

Family
Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)

Size
26 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Meyer, 1875)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Mountains of Vogelkop (Tamrau Mts, Arfak Mts) and Bomberai Peninsula (Fakfak Mts, Kumawa Mts), in north-western New Guinea.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Vogelkop Melidectes (Melidectes leucostephes) [XC409652]
by Ross Gallardy from Syoubri, Arfak Mountains, Indonesia (call)

Vogelkop Melidectes (Melidectes leucostephes) [XC26364]
by Patrik \u00c5berg from Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop, Papua, Indonesia (song?)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Belford's Honeyeater (Melidectes belfordi), Yellow-browed Honeyeater (Melidectes rufocrissalis) and Huon Honeyeater (Melidectes foersteri) and all, along with Cinnamon-browed Honeyeater (Melidectes ochromelas) and Ornate Honeyeater (Melidectes torquatus), comprise a group of relatively large species that differ from others in genus in size, morphology, plumage and voice. Sometimes treated as conspecific with Belford's Honeyeater (Melidectes belfordi).

References
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