WHITE-EARED MELIPHAGA Meliphaga montana

Identifiedȱvocallyȱbyȱitsȱdistinctiveȱupslurredȱ wheep note, and visually by its white ear, dull dark almost brownish upperparts, and heavier bill than M. orientalis of the same elevations. Noisy wingbeats, unusual for a small passerine. In small numbers from 1,020 to 1,255 m.