Wattled Smoky Honeyeater: Discovered as recently as 2005, the wattled smoky honeyeater (Melipotes carolae) has the distinction of being the first new bird species to be discovered in its native New Guinea since 1939. It is a species of honeteater endemic to the Foja mountains of Indonesia.
The wattled smoky honeyeater is a medium-sized songbird with a short tail and a short, stocky black bill. Its eyes are dark brown and its legs are black. Overall, the wattled smoky honeyeater’s plumage is sooty-grey, although the crown is black and the breast feathers have light grey edging. This species also sports a dull grey throat patch.the wattled smoky honeyeater has a rather distinctive face, with an orange-red patch of bare skin surrounding each eye. This skin is much deeper in colour than in other Melipotes species, and it extends into a soft, fleshy, pendant-like wattle on each side of the face, which is a unique trait within this genus.
Unlike other Melipotes honeyeaters, the wattled smoky honeyeater is an extremely quiet species, rarely producing any vocalisations.
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