Bismarck Melidectes
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| Melidectes whitemanensis (Gilliard, 1960) |
The Bismarck Melidectes (Melidectes whitemanensis) is a bird species in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Formerly classified as a Species of Least Concern by the IUCN[1], it was suspected to be rarer than generally assumed. Following the evaluation of its population size, this was found to be correct, and it is consequently uplisted to Near Threatened status in 2008[2].
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- BirdLife International (BLI) (2004). Melidectes whitemanensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 26 July 2007.
- BirdLife International (BLI) (2008): [2008 IUCN Redlist status changes]. Retrieved 2008-MAY-23.
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