Belford's Melidectes
Melidectes belfordi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMeliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
- GenusMelidectes
- SpeciesMelidectes belfordi (Belford's Melidectes)
Belford's melidectes (Melidectes belfordi), also known as Belford's honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate George Belford, the son of a Samoan chief, who collected natural history specimens for Sir William McGregor, the Lieutenant Governor of British New Guinea in the late nineteenth century. Wikipedia →
60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Belford's Melidectes sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 68 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lorentz National Park
Ornate Melidectes
Melidectes torquatus
Vogelkop Melidectes
Melidectes leucostephes
Smoky Honeyeater
Melipotes fumigatus
Red-collared Myzomela
Myzomela rosenbergii
Black-backed Honeyeater
Ptiloprora perstriata
Black-throated Honeyeater
Caligavis subfrenata
Hill-forest Honeyeater
Microptilotis orientalis
Streak-headed Honeyeater
Pycnopygius stictocephalus
Rufous-banded Honeyeater
Conopophila albogularis
Green-backed Honeyeater
Glycichaera fallax
Red Myzomela
Myzomela cruentata
Long-billed Honeyeater
Melilestes megarhynchus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorentz National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Belford's Melidectes in Lorentz National Park?
About 67% of wildlife watchers report a Belford's Melidectes sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 68 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Belford's Melidectes in Lorentz National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Belford's Melidectes in Lorentz National Park in our monthly data.