Alternative names: Olive-streaked Honeyeater; Yellowish-streaked Honeyeater[2]
- Ptiloprora meekiana
Identification
16–17 cm (6¼-6¾ in)
- Yellowish-green top and side of head and neck and upper body
Distribution
Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Ptiloprora meekiana has two subspecies:[1]
- P. m. occidentalis
- Central New Guinea (Nassau and Snow Mountains)
- P. m. meekiana
- Herzog Mountains and Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea
Habitat
Montane forests and secondary growths, at heights around 2200–2800 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consist of arthropods, insects and nectar from flowering trees. Normally foraging in the middle or upper levels of the forests.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. 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 February 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Yellow-streaked Honeyeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Yellow-streaked_Honeyeater
