How big is a Lesser Melampitta?

The Lesser Melampitta is a small sized bird weighing about 43 g.

Where can you see a Lesser Melampitta?

The Lesser Melampitta occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a Lesser Melampitta?

The Lesser Melampitta is most easily confused with the Greater Melampitta.

Is the Lesser Melampitta endangered?

The Lesser Melampitta is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Lesser Melampitta

Melampitta lugubris

Melampittas · Passeriformes · Rare

The Lesser Melampitta (Melampitta lugubris) is a rare melampitta found in 2 countries, weighing about 43 g. The lesser melampitta is a medium-sized enigmatic terrestrial songbird of mountain forests of New Guinea.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforestdome nest43 g

Lesser Melampitta (Melampitta lugubris), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Lesser Melampitta (Melampitta lugubris), photo 2 — Photo: Bodawatta, Kasun|Reeve, Andrew|Jønsson, Knud · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Lesser Melampitta (Melampitta lugubris), photo 3 — Photo: Jay Pruett · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Lesser Melampitta (Melampitta lugubris), photo 4 — Photo: Laglaize · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Lesser Melampitta (Melampitta lugubris), photo 5 — Photo: Laglaize · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Lesser Melampitta (Melampitta lugubris), photo 6 — Photo: Rosenberg C.B.H. von · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Lesser Melampitta (Melampitta lugubris), photo 7 — Photo: Rosenberg C.B.H. von · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Lesser Melampitta (Melampitta lugubris), photo 8 — Photo: Rosenberg C.B.H. von · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Lesser Melampitta (Melampitta lugubris), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Lesser Melampitta

The lesser melampitta is a medium-sized enigmatic terrestrial songbird of mountain forests of New Guinea. It is the only species in the genus Melampitta. It is now classified in the family Melampittidae, but in some other sources it is variously considered close to or in the Orthonychidae (logrunners), Paradisaeidae, Corcoracidae, Cnemophilidae (satinbirds) or Monarchidae.

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Where it lives

Papua New Guinea Indonesia

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Greater MelampittaMegalampitta gigantea

Quick questions

What does a Lesser Melampitta look like?: The lesser melampitta is a medium-sized enigmatic terrestrial songbird of mountain forests of New Guinea.
How big is a Lesser Melampitta?: The Lesser Melampitta is a small sized bird weighing about 43 g.
Where can you see a Lesser Melampitta?: The Lesser Melampitta occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a Lesser Melampitta?: The Lesser Melampitta is most easily confused with the Greater Melampitta.
Is the Lesser Melampitta endangered?: The Lesser Melampitta is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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