Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
Orange-cheeked Honeyeater (Oreornis chrysogenys) - HBW 13, p. 588
French:
Méliphage des Maoke
German: Goldwangen-Honigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero Carinaranja
Other common names: Small Mountain Honeyeater
Taxonomy: Oreornis
chrysogenys van Oort, 1910, Oranje Mountains (4150 m), New
Guinea.
Sometimes
placed in genus Lichenostomus or Meliphaga. Monotypic.
Distribution: Upper slopes of Snow Mts and Oranje Mts (including Mt Carstensz and Mt Wilhelmina), in W New Guinea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on top of a bush, rubbing its bill, singing once and flying away. Locality Lake Habbema, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 July 2008 3 years ago 32 sec 3.4 -
A bird in a tree preening. Locality Lake Habbema, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 July 2008 3 years ago 47 sec 3.3 -
A bird on top of a bush, preening. Locality Lake Habbema, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 July 2008 3 years ago 48 sec 3.2 -
A bird in a tree preening the wings, scratching the head and flying away. Locality Lake Habbema, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 July 2008 3 years ago 48 sec 3
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A bird on a branch.
Locality Lake Habbema, West Papua (Indonesia), New Guinea (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 17 July 2008 2 years ago 2.8
- No sound recordings available yet
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