White-streaked friarbird

The white-streaked friarbird (Melitograis gilolensis) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is monotypic within the genus Melitograis.[2] It is endemic to Northern Maluku in Indonesia.[3] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[4]

White-streaked friarbird

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Melitograis
Sundevall, 1872
Species:
M. gilolensis
Binomial name
Melitograis gilolensis
(Bonaparte, 1850)

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Melitograis gilolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "ITIS Report: Melitograis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David A., eds. (2008). Handbook of Birds of the World, volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona, Spain: Lynx Edicions. p. 510. ISBN 978-84-96553-45-3.
  4. "Melitograis gilolensis: Classifications". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 13 December 2014.


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