Forest honeyeater

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Forest honeyeater
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.133918 1 - Meliphaga montana montana (Salvadori, 1880) - Meliphagidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Microptilotis
Species:
M. montanus
Binomial name
Microptilotis montanus
(Salvadori, 1880)

The forest honeyeater (Microptilotis montanus) 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.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Meliphaga montana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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