Black-breasted Boatbill

Machaerirhynchus nigripectus

Least Concern

The Black-breasted Boatbill is a broad-billed forest flycatcher-like bird that takes insects from leaves and branches in New Guinea highlands. It is usually resident, using dense cover or forest structure year-round and moving locally as food availability changes. Fun fact: many of these Australo-Papuan passerines are easier to detect by voice than by sight.

Family

Machaerirhynchidae

Group

Boatbills

Range

Black-breasted Boatbill Range — Resident range in New Guinea highlands

Population

≈ Unknown

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