Forest Honeyeater - BirdForum Opus

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Microptilotis montanus

Meliphaga montana

Distribution

Southeast Asia: found only in New Guinea.

Taxonomy

This is a polytypic species^[1] consisting of 6 subspecies.

Subspecies

• M. m. montanus:

• Mountains of northwestern New Guinea

• M. m. steini:

• Yapen Island, (New Guinea)

• M. m. sepik:

• Northern slope of mountains of central New Guinea

• M. m. germanorum:

• Northern New Guinea (Cyclops Mountains)

• M. m. huonensis:

• Northeastern New Guinea (Mountains of Huon Peninsula)

• M. m. aicora:

• Northern slope of Mountains of southeastern New Guinea

An additional subspecies margaretae is not recognised by all authorities^[2].

References

1. 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/
2. Lepage D. (2022) [1]. Retrieved 18 July 2022

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Forest Honeyeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Forest_Honeyeater

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