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Black-breasted Boatbill
Machaerirhynchus nigripectus Schlegel, 1871
Machaerirhynchidae — Boatbills
Black-breasted Boatbill, Machaerirhynchus nigripectus, is a bird of montane New Guinea in Australasia, where it breeds in moist montane forest. It belongs to the boatbill family, Machaerirhynchidae, and was described by Schlegel in 1871. The species is associated with subtropical or tropical forest in the mountains. It is usually encountered on its own, though it may also appear in pairs or join mixed-species flocks. It does not migrate.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Machaerirhynchidae — Boatbills
- Breeding range
- Australasia: montane New Guinea
