How big is a Mountain Peltops?

The Mountain Peltops is a small sized bird weighing about 32 g.

Where can you see a Mountain Peltops?

The Mountain Peltops occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

What birds look similar to a Mountain Peltops?

The Mountain Peltops is most easily confused with the Lowland Peltops.

Is the Mountain Peltops endangered?

The Mountain Peltops is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Mountain Peltops

Peltops montanus

Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Mountain Peltops (Peltops montanus) is a rare woodswallows, bellmagpies, and alli found in 2 countries, weighing about 32 g. The mountain peltops is a species of bird in the family Cracticidae.

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Mountain Peltops (Peltops montanus), photo 1 — Photo: Zara · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peltops (Peltops montanus), photo 2 — Photo: Zara · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peltops (Peltops montanus), photo 3 — Photo: Zara · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peltops (Peltops montanus), photo 4 — Photo: Zara · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peltops (Peltops montanus), photo 5 — Photo: Zara · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peltops (Peltops montanus), photo 6 — Photo: Zara · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peltops (Peltops montanus), photo 7 — Photo: Zara · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peltops (Peltops montanus), photo 8 — Photo: Zara · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peltops (Peltops montanus), photo 9 — Photo: Zara · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mountain Peltops (Peltops montanus), photo 10 — Photo: Zara · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Mountain Peltops

The mountain peltops is a species of bird in the family Cracticidae. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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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 July. It is a winter visitor species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Lowland PeltopsPeltops blainvillii

Quick questions

What does a Mountain Peltops look like?: The mountain peltops is a species of bird in the family Cracticidae.
How big is a Mountain Peltops?: The Mountain Peltops is a small sized bird weighing about 32 g.
Where can you see a Mountain Peltops?: The Mountain Peltops occurs in 2 countries, including Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
What birds look similar to a Mountain Peltops?: The Mountain Peltops is most easily confused with the Lowland Peltops.
Is the Mountain Peltops endangered?: The Mountain Peltops is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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