Brown-backed honeyeater

Brown-backed honeyeater
Abbatoir Swamp , Julatten, Queensland
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Ramsayornis
Species: R. modestus
Binomial name
Ramsayornis modestus
(Gray, 1858)

The brown-backed honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in New Guinea and Cape York Peninsula. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ramsayornis modestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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