How big is a Belford's Melidectes?

The Belford's Melidectes is a medium sized bird weighing about 73 g.

Where can you see a Belford's Melidectes?

The Belford's Melidectes occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a Belford's Melidectes?

The Belford's Melidectes is most easily confused with the Ornate Melidectes, the Yellow-browed Melidectes and the Vogelkop Melidectes.

Is the Belford's Melidectes endangered?

The Belford's Melidectes is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Belford's Melidectes

Melidectes belfordi

Honeyeaters · Passeriformes · Rare

The Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes belfordi) is a rare honeyeater found in 2 countries, weighing about 73 g. Belford's melidectes, also known as Belford's honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforestcup nest73 g

Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes belfordi), photo 1 — Photo: Sandra Keller · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes belfordi), photo 2 — Photo: themaskedlapwing · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes belfordi), photo 3 — Photo: Abby Darrah · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes belfordi), photo 4 — Photo: Jay Pruett · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes belfordi), photo 5 — Photo: Jay Pruett · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes belfordi), photo 6 — Photo: Jay Pruett · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes belfordi), photo 7 — Photo: Jay Pruett · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes belfordi), photo 8 — Photo: Jay Pruett · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes belfordi), photo 9 — Photo: Jay Pruett · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes belfordi), photo 10 — Photo: Jay Pruett · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Belford's Melidectes

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

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Where it lives

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: May, June, July, August, September, October, with peak activity in July. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Belford's Melidectes look like?: Belford's melidectes, also known as Belford's honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.
How big is a Belford's Melidectes?: The Belford's Melidectes is a medium sized bird weighing about 73 g.
Where can you see a Belford's Melidectes?: The Belford's Melidectes occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a Belford's Melidectes?: The Belford's Melidectes is most easily confused with the Ornate Melidectes, the Yellow-browed Melidectes and the Vogelkop Melidectes.
Is the Belford's Melidectes endangered?: The Belford's Melidectes is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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