Puff-backed Honeyeater
Meliphaga aruensis(Sharpe, RB, 1884)
English (US) Puff-backed Honeyeater
The Puff-backed Honeyeater (Meliphaga aruensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: New Guinea including western Papuan islands, Aru and Trobriand islands, and D'Entrecasteaux ArchipelagoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Meliphaga aruensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Puff-backed Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1884)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ptilotis aruensis
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1884)
- Type locality
- Aru Islands.
- Original description
- Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881-2, Aves p.19
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Brown-headed Honeyeater
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Strong-billed Honeyeater
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White-gaped Honeyeater
Stomiopera unicolor
Yellow Honeyeater
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Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
Meliphaga notata
Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii
Streak-breasted Honeyeater
Meliphaga reticulata
Kimberley Honeyeater
Meliphaga fordiana
White-lined Honeyeater
Meliphaga albilineata
Orange-cheeked Honeyeater
Meliphaga chrysogenys
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