Rufous-backed Honeyeater
Ptiloprora guisei(De Vis, CW, 1894)
English (US) Rufous-backed Honeyeater
The Rufous-backed Honeyeater (Ptiloprora guisei) 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: montane eastern New Guinea, from the eastern ranges to the Huon and southeastern peninsulasRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ptiloprora guisei
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-backed Honeyeater
- Described by
- (De Vis, CW, 1894)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ptilotis (?) guisei
- Described by
- (De Vis, CW, 1894)
- Type locality
- Mt. Maneao, southeastern New Guinea.
- Original description
- Annual Report on British New Guinea from 1st July, 1893 to 30th June 1894 with Appendices App.EE p.103
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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