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 LC    Mountain Peltops* Id (Atlas):
    Peltops montanus

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Mountain Peltops, Highland Peltops, Highland Peltops-flycatcher, Mountain Peltops-flycatcher, Singing Peltops, Singing Peltops-flycatcher, Singing Shieldbill

Family
Artamidae (Woodswallows And Butcherbirds)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
Stresemann, 1921

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

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

Highland New Guinea in Vogelkop (Tamrau Mts and Arfak Mts) and central cordillera from Weyland Mts east to Huon Peninsula and south-eastern peninsula.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A rapid series of whistling notes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (20)...)

 
Mountain Peltops (Peltops montanus) [XC204029]
     by Scott Connop from West Papua - road to Mt Habbema c2800-3200m, Indonesia (song)

 
Mountain Peltops (Peltops montanus) [XC87547]
     by Iain Woxvold from Carrington Headwaters, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Forms a superspecies with Lowland Peltops (Peltops blainvillii).


References
See References.


Files:
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