Macgregoria pulchra
VULNERABLE, CITES II
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. (source: Handbook of the Birds of World)
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.
Predominantly frugivorous, seen repeatedly to forage in middle and upper levels of vegetation, especially at plants producing small fruits.