Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
Greater Streaked Honeyeater (Myza sarasinorum) - HBW 13, p. 632
French:
Méliphage à points
German: Sarasinhonigfresser
Spanish: Mielero Grande de Célebes
Other common names: Greater
Sulawesi/White-eared/Meyer’s/Mengkoka/Spot-headed Honeyeater,
White-eared/Sarasin’s Myza, Spot-headed Honeysucker
Taxonomy: Myza
sarasinorum A. B. Meyer and Wiglesworth, 1895, Matinan Mountains,
north Sulawesi.
Relationships
of genus uncertain, suggested as possibly closest to Ptiloprora
and Melidectes; earlier, was placed close to Lichmera.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sarasinorum A. B. Meyer & Wiglesworth, 1895 - N Sulawesi.
- chionogenys Stresemann, 1931 - NC & SC Sulawesi.
- pholidota Stresemann, 1932 - SE Sulawesi.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird calling from a small branch then flying away Locality Anaso track, Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp chionogenys)
Keith Blomerley 26 August 2011 24 weeks ago 27 sec 3.5 -
Brief view of a bird hiding in a bush Locality Anaso track, Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp chionogenys)
Josep del Hoyo 29 July 2007 4 years ago 9 sec 2.8 -
A bird feeding on flowers and calling Locality Anaso track, Lore Lindu National Park, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi (ssp chionogenys)
Keith Blomerley 26 August 2011 24 weeks ago 16 sec 2.7
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