Slaty-headed Longbill (Toxorhamphus poliopterus)

Other Names (World)
Slaty-headed Longbill, Grey-winged Longbill, Gray-winged Longbill, Slaty-chinned Longbill, Grey-winged Bowbill, Gray-winged Bowbill, Grey-winged False-sunbird, Gray-winged False-sunbird

Family
Melanocharitidae (Berrypeckers And Longbills)

Size
12.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1883)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B), Papua New Guinea (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Slaty-headed Longbill (Toxorhamphus poliopterus) [XC23998]
by Daniel Lopez Velasco from 1 km N 'Warili Lodge', below Tari Gap, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (song)

Slaty-headed Longbill (Toxorhamphus poliopterus) [XC501751]
by Todd Mark from West Papua - road to Mt Habbema c2800-3200m, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Forms a species pair with Yellow-bellied Longbill (Toxorhamphus novaeguineae), the two replacing each other altitudinally, with only marginal overlap. Proposed subspecies septentrionalis (described from Huon Peninsula) included within nominate.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

maximus (Sharpe, 1883) - Mountains of western and central New Guinea (northern slope of Weyland Mts and Snow Mts).
poliopterus (Sharpe, 1883) - Mountains of eastern and south-eastern New Guinea, including Central Highlands, Mt Bosavi, Adelbert Mts, and Saruwaged Mts (in Huon Peninsula).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Slaty-headed Longbill (Toxorhamphus poliopterus) - 9 files

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