Puff-backed Honeyeater (Meliphaga aruensis)

Other Names (World)
Puff-backed Honeyeater, Puff-backed Meliphaga, Large-tufted Honeyeater, Large-tufted Meliphaga

Family
Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)

Size
16.50 - 18.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1884)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. Also, subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, heavily degraded former forest.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Puff-backed Honeyeater (Meliphaga aruensis) [XC24809]
by id from Varirata National Park, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (call)

Puff-backed Honeyeater (Meliphaga aruensis) [XC24808]
by Niels Krabbe from Varirata National Park, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea (call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

aruensis (Sharpe, 1884) - Aru Is, and south-western and southern New Guinea (east to about Karema and Hall Sound).
sharpei (Rothschild and Hartert, 1903) - West Papuan Is (Waigeo, Batanta, Misool), north-western and northern mainland New Guinea east, including Yapen I and nearby Keboi I (in Geelvink Bay), to at least Kumusi R, and D�Entrecasteaux Archipelago (including Goodenough I and Fergusson I) and Trobriand Is (including Kiriwani).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Puff-backed Honeyeater (Meliphaga aruensis) - 5 files

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