| Sooty melidectes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Melidectes |
| Species: | M. fuscus |
| Binomial name | |
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Melidectes fuscus (De Vis, 1897) |
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The sooty melidectes (Melidectes fuscus), also known as the sooty honeyeater, is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.