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| Meliphaga montana (Salvadori, 1880) |
The Forest Honeyeater (Meliphaga montana) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. Tommaso Adlard Salvadori ( September 30, 1835 &ndash October 9, 1923) was an Italian Zoologist and Ornithologist Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea, It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits" is an Ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular Species. A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria Montane is a biogeographic term which refers to highland areas located below the Subalpine zone