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Belford's melidectes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Melidectes

Higher classification
  
Melidectes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Meliphagidae

Scientific name
  
Melidectes belfordi

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Melidectes, Ornate melidectes, Long‑billed honeyeater

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Belford's melidectes (Melidectes belfordi), also known as Belford's honeyeater, is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate George Belford, the son of a Samoan chief, who collected natural history specimens for Sir William McGregor, the Lieutenant Governor of British New Guinea in the late nineteenth century.

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Belford's melidectes Wikipedia