MacGregor's Honeyeater

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MacGregor Honeyeater by John Gould (1804-1881)

The MacGregor Honeyeater ( Macgregoria pulchra ), also called eyeglasses Bird of Paradise, from the family of honeyeaters ( Meliphagidae ) is the only species of the monotypic genus Macgregoria.

Features

The species is crowing about large, males and females look almost the same. Striking are the most nearly circular, glasses-shaped cloth around the eyes as well as large ocher-colored spots on the wings.

Distribution, habitat and threat

The MacGregor Honeyeater lives in New Guinea and inhabits mountain forests in the west and southeast of the island. You can put it at an altitude 3200-3500 meters, occasionally encounter 2700-4000 meters.

Originally attributed to the birds of paradise, the species was assigned to the family of honeyeaters in 2000. In the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN MacGregor Honeyeater is listed as threatened ( Vulnerable ).

Subspecies

It describes two subspecies:

• Macgregoria pulchra carolinae Young, 1939, is found in western and central New Guinea.
• Macgregoria pulchra pulchra De Vis, 1897 nominate form is present in southeastern Guinea.

Etymology and History of Research

Even before Charles Walter De Vis description sent Sir William MacGregor (1847-1919) sent a letter to Enrico Hillyer Giglioli with the request to name the bird Maria macgregoria in honor of his wife, Lady Mary MacGregor. De Vis was also the request happened to name the bird after Lady MacGregor. This came after the prayers and named the new genus Macgregoria. Actually Gigliolis name would have preference over the naming of De Vis names because Gigliolis publication appeared earlier. However, since the generic name "Maria" was already taken by the French entomologists Jacques Marie Frangile Bigot, sat down in the International Regulations for by the Zoological Nomenclature Macgregoria pulchra.

The word " pulchra " is of Latin origin and is derived "beautiful " from " pulcher " for starting.