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- Meliphaga cinereifrons
Identification
15–17 cm
Distribution
Asia and Australasia
Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Moluccas, New Guinea
Taxonomy
Formerly considered conspecific with Graceful Honeyeater.
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies:
- M. c. stevensi:
- Northern slope of mountains of south-eastern New Guinea
- M. c. cinereifrons:
- Lowlands of south-eastern New Guinea (west to Hall Sound); Sariba Island
Habitat
Woodlands, rain forest and forest edges.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of fruit, nectar and insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Elegant Honeyeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Elegant_Honeyeater
