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MacGregor's Honeyeater
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MacGregor's Honeyeater

also known as Macgregor's Honeyeater
Macgregoria pulchra
BirdNET IDBN06965
Taxon groupAves
iNat observations7
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

MacGregor's honeyeater (Macgregoria pulchra), also known as giant wattled honeyeater, MacGregor's giant honeyeater, MacGregor's bird of paradise, and ochre-winged honeyeater, is a large (up to 40 cm long) black crow-like bird with large orange-yellow eye-wattles and black-tipped, ochre primary wing feathers. The sexes are similar, with the male being slightly larger than the female. It is the only member of the genus Macgregoria. A monogamous species, it inhabits subalpine forest of New Guinea. The diet consists mainly of fruits. This puzzling and little-known species has traditionally been considered a bird-of-paradise, but is actually a honeyeater. Recent genetic evidence on MacGregor's honeyeater confirms that it belongs to the family Meliphagidae. It is similar and closely related to the smoky honeyeater. The name commemorates its discoverer, the administrator of British New Guinea, Sir William MacGregor. Sir William's surname was originally, and thus formally, McGregor but he adopted the spelling MacGregor while in New Guinea as his personal preference. Due to a small and declining population, MacGregor's honeyeater is evaluated as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.

Translated Descriptions (8)

de wikipedia
Der Lappenhonigfresser (Macgregoria pulchra), auch als MacGregor-Honigfresser oder früher als Brillenparadiesvogel bezeichnet, ist die einzige Art der monotypischen Gattung Macgregoria und gehört zur Familie der Honigfresser (Meliphagidae). Er kommt ausschließlich auf Neuguinea vor. Die Art wurde lange den Paradiesvögeln zugerechnet, wird aber seit dem Jahr 2000 in die Familie der Honigfresser eingeordnet. Die Bestandssituation des Lappenhonigfresser wird von der IUCN als gefährdet (vulnerable) eingestuft. Es werden zwei Unterarten unterschieden.
es wikipedia
El mielero de MacGregor (Macgregoria pulchra)​ es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Meliphagidae endémica de Nueva Guinea. Es la única especie del género Macgregoria.
fi wikipedia
Paratiisimesikko (Macgregoria pulchra) eli aiemmalta nimeltään vuoriparatiisilintu on mesikoiden heimoon kuuluva varpuslintu.
fr wikipedia
Le Méliphage de MacGregor (Macgregoria pulchra) ou Paradisier de Macgregor, est une espèce de passereaux de la famille des Meliphagidae, l'unique représentante du genre Macgregoria. Son nom rend hommage au lieutenant-gouverneur de Nouvelle-Guinée William MacGregor (1846-1919). Cet oiseau peuple deux aires disjointes de la chaîne Centrale (Nouvelle-Guinée).
it wikipedia
L'uccello del paradiso di MacGregor o paradisea di MacGregor (Macgregoria pulchra De Vis, 1897) è un uccello passeriforme della famiglia Meliphagidae, unica specie ascritta al genere Macgregoria De Vis, 1897.
nl wikipedia
MacGregors honingeter (Macgregoria pulchra) is een zangvogel uit de superfamilie Meliphagoidea (honingeters en verwanten). Hij is de enige soort in het geslacht Macgregoria. Deze vogel is genoemd naar zijn ontdekker, de Schotse bestuurder van Brits-Nieuw-Guinea en amateur-natuuronderzoeker William MacGregor (1846-1919).
sv wikipedia
Paradishonungsfågel (Macgregoria pulchra) är en fågel i familjen honungsfåglar inom ordningen tättingar.
zh wikipedia
麦氏饮蜜鸟(台湾作黃翅飲蜜鳥,学名:Macgregoria pulchra),又名麥氏大吸蜜鳥或麥氏風鳥,是該屬(Macgregoria)之下的唯一物種。

Common Names (33 locales)

bg Жълтоглав медояд
ca menjamel de Lady MacGregor
cs medosavka žlutolaločnatá
cy Aderyn paradwys Macgregor
da Orangelappet Honningæder
de Lappenhonigfresser
en MacGregor's Honeyeater
es Mielero de Macgregor
es_EC Mielero de Macgregor
es_ES Mielero de MacGregor
es_MX Mielero de Macgregor
fi paratiisimesikko
fr Méliphage de MacGregor
hr veliki medojed
hu pápaszemes paradicsommadár
id Isapmadu Elok
ja ハナガオフウチョウ
ms Isap madu elok
nl MacGregorhoningeter
no gulskjermhonningeter
pl płatkook
pt macgregor's honeyeater
pt_PT Macgregor's honeyeater
ru Очковая макгрегория
sk krásavka okuliarnatá
sr Mekgregorov medojed
sv paradishonungsfågel
tr Macgregor Balkuşu
uk Медвянець новогвінейський
zh MacGregor's Honeyeater
zh-cn 麦氏食蜜鳥
zh-hans 麦氏食蜜鳥
zh-hant 麥氏食蜜鳥

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#12692
eBirdmachon3
Macaulay Librarymachon3
Xeno-CantoMacgregoria pulchra
observation.org#75461
GBIF5231672
NCBI108830
AvibaseMacgregoria-pulchra
BirdLife22706104