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Belford's melidectes
Belford's
melidectes
, also known as
Belford's
honeyeater
, is a
species
of
bird
in the family
Meliphagidae
. It is found in
New Guinea
. 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
.