Elegant Honeyeater
Meliphaga cinereifrons
LCLeast Concern Endemic to New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)
- Family
- Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The elegant honeyeater (Meliphaga cinereifrons) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is native to the Bird's Tail Peninsula (Papua New Guinea). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Southeastern New Guinea.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Countries
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Elegant honeyeater
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
