Yellow-browed melidectes

Melidectes rufocrissalis

Photo by Jon Hornbuckle (Birding Around the World)

Common name:
yellow-browed melidectes (en); melífago-de-Reichenow (pt); méliphage de Reichenow (fr); mielero cejiamarillo (es); Reichenowhonigfresser (de)

Taxonomy:
Order Passeriformes
Family Meliphagidae

Range:
This species is endemic to New guinea, being found in the central and eastern mountains of Papua-New Guinea and marginally across the border into Indonesia.

Size:
These birds are 26-29 cm long and weigh 55-95 g.

Habitat:
The yellow-browed melidectes is found in lower and middle mountain rainforests, also using second growths, forests edges and even gardens.

Diet:
They forage on the middle and upper levels of the forests, taking insects, nectar and fruits.

Breeding:
These birds possibly breed all year round. The nest in an open basket woven with fine grasses. There is no further information regarding the incubation of this species.

Conservation:
IUCN status - LC (Least Concern)
This species has a relatively large breeding range and is described as fairly common to common. There is no available information on population trends.