Spangled honeyeater

Spangled honeyeater
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Melipotes
Species: M. ater
Binomial name
Melipotes ater
Rothschild & Hartert, 1911

The spangled honeyeater (Melipotes ater) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

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


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