MacGregor’s Honeyeater
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain

Honeyeaters

MacGregor’s Honeyeater

Macgregoria pulchra

VUVulnerable
Family
Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

MacGregor's honeyeater (Macgregoria pulchra), also known as giant wattled honeyeater, MacGregor's giant honeyeater, MacGregor's bird of paradise, and ochre-winged honeyeater, is a large (up to 40 centimetres or 16 inches long), black, crow-like bird with large orange-yellow eye-wattles and black-tipped, ochre primary wing feathers endemic to the island of New Guinea. The sexes are similar, with the male being slightly larger than the female. It is the only member of the genus Macgregoria.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.