Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Monarch Flycatchers :: Black-breasted Boatbill

Black-breasted Boatbill Machaerirhynchus nigripectus

Described by: Schlegel (1871)
Alternate common name(s): Black-breasted Flatbill, Black-breasted Flat-billed Flycatcher, Black-breasted Flatbill Flycatcher, Black-breasted Boat-billed Flycatcher
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Arfak Mountains, Papua, Indonesia - Jan, 2005 © Mehd Halaouate  Arfak Mountains, Papua, Indonesia - Jan, 2005 © Mehd Halaouate 
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Range

Mountains of interior New Guinea;
Two populations;
(1) Nw. New Guinea from Vogelkop to Snow Mountains.
(2) C. New Guinea in the c. highlands.
(3) Se. New Guinea (Adelbert Mountains, Huon Peninsula, and se. ranges).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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