Melanorectes nigrescens
Black Pitohui
As recorded: Pitohui nigrescens (Schlegel, 1871)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Pachycephalidae
- Collected by
- A Engilis, Jr
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AE 599
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melanorectes nigrescens observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-11-11.
2023-11-11
Menyambouw, Pegunungan Arfak, West Papua, ID
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2023-09-05
Wapenamanda District, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Eric Carpenter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-08-25
Amsui, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Melanorectes nigrescens. BPBM 161082. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 94601386. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/161082.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 94601386 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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