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Lesser Melampitta Melampitta lugubris Scientific name definitions

Walter E. Boles
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 4, 2013

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Introduction

This account summarizes the life history of the Lesser Melampitta, including information relating to its identification, systematics, distribution, habitat, diet, vocalizations, breeding ecology, and conservation status.

Subspecies

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Melampitta lugubris lugubris Scientific name definitions

Distribution

W New Guinea (Arfak Mountains)
SUBSPECIES

Melampitta lugubris rostrata Scientific name definitions

Distribution

W New Guinea (Weyland and Nassau mountains)
SUBSPECIES

Melampitta lugubris longicauda Scientific name definitions

Distribution

New Guinea (Jayawijaya to Owen Stanley Mts. and Huon Pen.)
Distribution of the Lesser Melampitta - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Lesser Melampitta

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Recommended Citation

Boles, W. E. (2020). Lesser Melampitta (Melampitta lugubris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.lesmel1.01
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