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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Meliphagidae |
Genus: | Microptilotis |
Species: | M. orientalis |
Binomial name | |
Microptilotis orientalis (Meyer, 1894) | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Meliphaga orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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