MacGregor's Honeyeater (Macgregoria pulchra)
About the MacGregor's Honeyeater
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 centimetres or 16 inches long), black, crow-like bird with large orange-yellow eye-wattles and black-tipped, ochre primary wing feathers endemic to the island of New Guinea. The sexes are similar, with the male being slightly larger than the female. It is the only member of the genus Macgregoria. MacGregor's honeyeater was historically classified as a bird-of-paradise within the family Paradisaeidae due to its striking appearance, colorful facial wattles, and elaborate courtship behavior. Early authors considered it closely allied to Paradigalla, while some later authors even proposed placement among the bowerbirds.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia in the xeno-canto catalogue.