Ornate Melidectes (Melidectes torquatus)

Other Names (World)
Ornate Honeyeater, Ornate Melidectes, Ornamental Melidectes, Cinnamon-breasted Melidectes, Cinnamon-breasted Honeyeater, Cinnamon-breasted Wattlebird

Family
Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sclater, 1873

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical heavily degraded former forest, rural gardens and arable land.

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
A loud, gurgling song performed from a hidden perch.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Ornate Melidectes (Melidectes torquatus) [XC409687]
by Phil Gregory from Syoubri, Arfak Mountains, Indonesia (call)

Ornate Melidectes (Melidectes torquatus) [XC155960]
by Iain Woxvold from Baliem Valley, Indonesia (song?)

Subspecies
Together with Cinnamon-browed Melidectes (Melidectes ochromelas), Vogelkop Melidectes (Melidectes leucostephes), Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes belfordi), Yellow-browed Melidectes (Melidectes rufocrissalis) and Huon Honeyeater (Melidectes foersteri) comprise a group of relatively large species that differ from others in genus in size, morphology, plumage and voice.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

torquatus Sclater, 1873 - Mountains of Vogelkop, in north-western New Guinea.
nuchalis Mayr, 1936 - Weyland Mts and southern slopes of Nassau Mts and Oranje Mts, in western and west-central New Guinea.
mixtus Rand, 1941 - Upper slopes of Central Ranges of central New Guinea from Oranje Mts (Balim R region) east to Victor Emanuel Mts and Telefomin area.
polyphonus Mayr, 1931 - Mountains of north-eastern inland New Guinea, including Adelbert Mts, and from Bismarck Range (upper Wahgi region) east to Herzog and Kuper Ranges.
cahni Mertens, 1923 - Mountains of Huon Peninsula, in north-eastern New Guinea.
emilii Meyer, AB, 1886 - Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea.

References
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