Photo: John Gould / William Matthew Hart / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Vogelkop Melidectes
Melidectes leucostephes
Vogelkop Melidectes (Melidectes leucostephes) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Vogelkop Melidectes (Melidectes leucostephes) is a member of the Meliphagidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 75.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Meliphagidae Honeyeaters
- Genus Melidectes
- Species leucostephes
Quick facts
- Weight
- 75.2 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Vogelkop Melidectes is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Vogelkop Melidectes is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Vogelkop Melidectes (Melidectes leucostephes) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU montane Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea).
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 75.2 g, with a wing length of about 12.8 cm and a tail of around 11.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 11,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Vogelkop Melidectes?
The Vogelkop Melidectes is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 75.2 g.
Where does the Vogelkop Melidectes live?
The Vogelkop Melidectes is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU montane Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Vogelkop Melidectes belong to?
The Vogelkop Melidectes (Melidectes leucostephes) belongs to the Meliphagidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Vogelkop Melidectes eat?
The Vogelkop Melidectes is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Vogelkop Melidectes migrate?
The Vogelkop Melidectes is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Vogelkop Melidectes endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Vogelkop Melidectes make?
1 real field recording of the Vogelkop Melidectes can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Vogelkop Melidectes's range?
The Vogelkop Melidectes has a mapped global range of about 11,000 km².
Conservation
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