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Vogelkop melidectes

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Vogelkop melidectes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Melidectes
Species:
M. leucostephes
Binomial name
Melidectes leucostephes
(Meyer, 1874)

The Vogelkop melidectes (Melidectes leucostephes) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia : northern Doberai and western Bomberai peninsula.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Melidectes leucostephes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22704272A130259118. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22704272A130259118.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.