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Arfak Honeyeater

Melipotes gymnopsSclater, PL, 1874

English (US) Arfak Honeyeater

The Arfak Honeyeater (Melipotes gymnops) 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: northwestern New Guinea (Arfak, Tamrau, and Wandammen mountains)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Melipotes gymnops
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Arfak Honeyeater
Described by
Sclater, PL, 1874

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Taxonomic history

Described by
Sclater, PL, 1874
Type locality
Hatam, Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop Peninsula, northwestern New Guinea.
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873, pt.3 p.695 pl.56

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

See all 195 species of the family Meliphagidae