Alternative name: Black-backed Honeyeater
- Ptiloprora perstriata
Identification
19·5–20 cm (7¾-8 in)
- Blackish upperparts
- Streaked underparts
- Green iris
Distribution
South-east Asia: found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- P. p. praedicta:
- North-western New Guinea (Wandammen Mountains)
- P. p. incerta:
- Mountains of west-central New Guinea
- P. p. perstriata:
- Mountains of central and eastern New Guinea
Habitat
Montane primary forests, both open and dense.
Behaviour
Often cocks tail.
Diet
They feed in low shrubs upwards into the canopy on insects, fruit and nectar.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2015)
- Google Books
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-streaked Honeyeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-streaked_Honeyeater
