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Melidectes leucostephes
Vogelkop Melidectes, Vogelkop Honeyeater
As recorded: Melidectes leucostephes (A.B.Meyer, 1874)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Meliphagidae
- Collected by
- Woelsen
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Arfak Mountains
- Island
- Manokwari Div.
- Region
- Indonesia
- Coordinates
- -1.0800, 133.9060
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Melidectes leucostephes observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-07.
2025-12-07
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-05
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Zara, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-29
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) photokeen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2024-12-16
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Catalina Tong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-16
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Sohail Madan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-15
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) abcdefgewing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melidectes leucostephes. BPBM 2727. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37547209. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/2727.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37547209 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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