Alternative names: Tagula Meliphaga; Louisiades Meliphaga; Sudest Meliphaga; Louisiades Honeyeater; Sudest Honeyeater
- Microptilotis vicina
Meliphaga vicina
Identification
16.5-17 cm.
- Mostly olive upperparts
- Greyish forehead
- Small pale yellow rictal streak
- Rounded yellow ear-patch
- Soft rump-tuft of greyish feathers with olive tips
- Light greyish-below underparts, yellower on belly, buff underwing-coverts
- Black or blackish bill
Sexes similar, males larger than females.
Juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
Endemic to Tagula Island in the Louisiade Archipelago, off southeastern New Guinea.
A poorly known restricted-range species. Threatened by ongoing logging of forest on Tagula.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Probably closely related or even conspecific with Mimic Honeyeater or Graceful Honeyeater.
Habitat
Found in forest and forest edge.
Occurs in lowlands and hills, up to 800 m.
Behaviour
No information about diet or breeding.
Probably a sedentary species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2008. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 13: Penduline-tits to Shrikes. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553453
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tagula Honeyeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tagula_Honeyeater
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.