Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
Hill-forest Honeyeater (Meliphaga orientalis) - HBW 13, p. 590
French: Méliphage montagnard
German: Schlankschnabel-Honigfresser
Spanish: Mielero Montesino
Other common names: Mountain Honeyeater, Mountain Yellow-eared/Small Spotted Honeyeater, Hill-forest/Mountain (Yellow-eared) Meliphaga, Lesser/Small Spot-breasted Honeyeater/Meliphaga
Taxonomy: Ptilotis flavirictus orientalis A. B. Meyer, 1894, south-east New Guinea.
On basis of molecular evidence, genus consists of two clades; present species is part of group which contains also M. analoga, M. albonotata, M. vicina, M. gracilis, M. cinereifrons, M. mimikae, M. montana, M. flavirictus, M. albilineata, M. fordiana and M. reticulata. Race citreola originally considered an altitudinal variant of M. analoga. Racial identity of populations of Fakfak Mts, Kumawa Mts, Wandammen Mts and Foja Mts not certain; possibly all belong in facialis, or Foja birds po.. View all taxonomy...
On basis of molecular evidence, genus consists of two clades; present species is part of group which contains also M. analoga, M. albonotata, M. vicina, M. gracilis, M. cinereifrons, M. mimikae, M. montana, M. flavirictus, M. albilineata, M. fordiana and M. reticulata. Race citreola originally considered an altitudinal variant of M. analoga. Racial identity of populations of Fakfak Mts, Kumawa Mts, Wandammen Mts and Foja Mts not certain; possibly all belong in facialis, or Foja birds possibly in citreola, or some or all may represent undescribed races. Also, birds of this species recorded in Adelbert Mts of uncertain racial identity, tentatively included in becki. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- facialis Rand, 1936 - mountains of Waigeo (West Papuan Is), and of Vogelkop, Fakfak, Kumawa and Wandammen Mts and Central Range of New Guinea (from Weyland Mts and S slopes of Snow Mts) E to Okapa region of Eastern Highlands.
- citreola Rand, 1941 - N slopes of Snow Mts and C North Coastal Range (Bewani Mts, Torricelli Mts and Prince Alexander Mts).
- becki Rand, 1936 - Adelbert Mts and mountains from Huon Peninsula S to Wau region, in NE New Guinea.
- orientalis (A. B. Meyer, 1894) - mountains of SE New Guinea E from Mambere R and, in S, from at least Angabunga R and including Aseki area (Morobe Province).
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A bird feeding on nectar Locality Tabubil, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 24 August 2008 3 years ago 25 sec 3.7
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disyllabic calls undulating up and down Locality Tabubil, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
(ssp orientalis)
dreyernp 30 June 1990 1 year ago 4 -
A bird calling Locality Tabubil, Papua New Guinea (mainland), New Guinea
Keith Blomerley 24 August 2008 2 years ago 3
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