Obscure Honeyeater (Caligavis obscura) [XC408784]
by Rolf A. de By from Km14 Boystown Road, Kiunga, Western Province, Papua New Guinea (call)
Obscure Honeyeater (Caligavis obscura) [XC148738]
by Rolf A. de By from Kwatu Lodge, Ketu River (Elevala River tributary), Western Province, Papua New Guinea (call)
Subspecies
Genus often subsumed in Meliphaga. Present species sometimes placed in Oreornis. Forms a distinctive species group with Black-throated Honeyeater (Caligavis subfrenata), Bridled Honeyeater (Bolemoreus frenatus), Eungella Honeyeater (Bolemoreus hindwoodi) and Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Caligavis chrysops), and all sometimes combined in a separate genus, Caligavis. Populations of Weyland Mts intermediate between nominate and viridifrons.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
obscura (De Vis, 1897) - Patchily distributed on lower slopes of northern, central and south-eastern New Guinea eastern from Weyland Mts.
viridifrons (Salomonsen, 1966) - Mountains of Vogelkop, in north-western New Guinea.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet