Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
MacGregor's Honeyeater (Macgregoria pulchra) - HBW 13, p. 633
French: Méliphage de MacGregor
German: MacGregor-Honigfresser
Spanish: Mielero de MacGregor
Other common names: Macgregor’s Bird/Lappetface, M(a)cGregor’s/Orange-wattled Bird-of-paradise, Ochre-winged Honeyeater
Taxonomy: Macgregoria pulchra De Vis, 1897, Mount Scratchley, south-east New Guinea.
Formerly considered a bird-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae), but molecular analyses indicate that it is a honeyeater, closely related to Melipotes. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- carolinae Junge, 1939 - discontinuously in Snow Mts and Oranje Mts (Mt Carstenz, Carstenz Meadow, Kemabu Plateau, Mt Wilhelmina, L Habbema) and Star Mts (Mt Capella, Dokfuma Meadow), in W & C New Guinea.
- pulchra De Vis, 1897 - disjunctly on highest peaks of C Owen Stanley Range (Mt Strong-Chapman, Mt Albert Edward, Mt Scratchley, Mt Victoria, Mt Batchelor), in SE New Guinea.
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A bird in a tree, feeding on small fruits. Locality Lake Habbema, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp carolinae)
Josep del Hoyo 17 July 2008 3 years ago 51 sec 3.8 -
A bird on a branch, eating small fruits. Locality Lake Habbema, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp carolinae)
Josep del Hoyo 17 July 2008 2 years ago 37 sec 3.3 -
A bird foraging in a tree. Locality Lake Habbema, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp carolinae)
Josep del Hoyo 17 July 2008 2 years ago 40 sec 2.7
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Flying between tall feeding trees
Locality Lake Habbema, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp carolinae)
Guy Dutson 7 August 2010 1 year ago 2.8
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