Forest Honeyeater
Meliphaga montana(Salvadori, AT, 1880)
English (US) Forest Honeyeater
The Forest Honeyeater (Meliphaga montana) 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.
- Scientific name
- Meliphaga montana
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Forest Honeyeater
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1880)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Meliphaga montana montana
- Meliphaga montana steini
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ptilotis montana
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1880)
- Type locality
- Arfak Mountains, New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 16 p.77
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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White-lined Honeyeater
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Orange-cheeked Honeyeater
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Mottle-breasted Honeyeater
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Yellow-gaped Honeyeater
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Mountain Honeyeater
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Scrub Honeyeater
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Tagula Honeyeater
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