The mountain honeyeater (Meliphaga orientalis), hill-forest honeyeater or mountain meliphaga, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae that is found throughout New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
| Mountain honeyeater | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Meliphaga |
| Species: | M. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Meliphaga orientalis (Meyer, 1894) | |
References
edit- ↑ BirdLife International (2018). "Microptilotis orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T22703990A130244608. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22703990A130244608.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.