Mountain honeyeater

The mountain honeyeater (Microptilotis orientalis), hill-forest honeyeater or mountain meliphaga, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found throughout New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Mountain honeyeater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Microptilotis
Species:
M. orientalis
Binomial name
Microptilotis orientalis
(Meyer, 1894)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Microptilotis orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22703990A130244608. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22703990A130244608.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.


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