Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
Marbled Honeyeater (Pycnopygius cinereus) - HBW 13, p. 584
French:
Méliphage marbré
German: Marmorhonigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero Jaspeado
Other common names: Grey/Grey-fronted/Greyish-brown Honeyeater
Taxonomy: Ptilotis
cinerea P. L. Sclater, 1874, Hatam, Arfak Mountains, north-west
New Guinea.
Closest
to P. ixoides. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cinereus (P. L. Sclater, 1874) - mountains of Vogelkop Peninsula, in NW New Guinea.
- dorsalis Stresemann & Paludan, 1934 - Weyland Mts and S slopes of W Nassau Mts, in W New Guinea.
- marmoratus (Sharpe, 1882) - Central Ranges of New Guinea E from Weyland Mts, also Adelbert Mts and mountains of Huon Peninsula (including Herzog Mts).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A perched bird.
Locality Baliem Valley, Jayawijaya Regency, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (ssp dorsalis)
mehdhalaouate 15 June 2008 2 years ago 2.7
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