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Melidectes rufocrissalis Reichenow, 1915
Nomenclature
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Family: MeliphagidaeGenus: Melidectes
Species:
Melidectes rufocrissalis Reichenow, 1915
Usage:
valid
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Yellow-browed Honeyeater, Yellow-browed/Reichenow’s Melidectes,
Reichenow’s Wattlebird
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SUMMARY
Yellow-browed Honeyeater
Melidectes rufocrissalis
Other common names: Yellow-browed/Reichenow’s Melidectes, Reichenow’s Wattlebird
Taxonomy: Melirrhophetes rufocrissalis Reichenow, 1915, Schraderberg, Sepik Mountains = Schrader Range, north-east New Guinea.
Subspecies and Distribution:
* rufocrissalis (Reichenow, 1915) - Central Range of New Guinea, from E Star Mts and Hindenburg Range E to Bismarck Range, Mt Hagen and Kubor Mts.
* thomasi Diamond, 1969 - S slopes of Eastern Highlands from at least Okapa to Mt Karimui and in Morobe Province (in Aseki area).