▁so oty - gre y ▁pl um age ▁and ▁a ▁black ▁bill . ▁The ▁most ▁distinct ive ▁feature ▁is ▁arg u ably ▁the ▁extensive ▁re dd ish - or ange ▁fa cial ▁skin ▁and ▁p end ul ous ▁w attle . ▁In ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁Mel ip otes , ▁these ▁sections ▁only ▁appear ▁re dd ish ▁when ▁" fl ushed " ▁and ▁the ▁w attle ▁is ▁smaller . ▁ ▁An ▁Indones ian ▁en demic , ▁this ▁h one ye ater ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁remote ▁mont ane ▁for ests ▁of ▁Fo ja ▁Mountains ▁range , ▁Western ▁New ▁Guinea ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁over ▁ 1 , 1 5 0 ▁metres . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁bird ▁species ▁found ▁in ▁New ▁Guinea ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁h one ye ater ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁over ▁twenty ▁new ▁species ▁discovered ▁by ▁an ▁international ▁team ▁of ▁eleven ▁scient ists ▁from ▁Australia , ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁led ▁by ▁an ▁American ▁orn ith ologist ▁and ▁Mel anes ia ▁Conserv ation ▁International ▁vice - pres ident ▁Bruce ▁Be eh ler . ▁ ▁The ▁bird ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Bruce ▁Be eh ler , ▁Carol ▁Be eh ler . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁International : ▁Press ▁Re leases ▁ ▁National ▁Geographic ▁article ▁ ▁BBC ▁News ▁ ▁Category : M el ip otes ▁Category : B ird s ▁of ▁Western ▁New ▁Guinea ▁Category : B ird s