| Green-backed honeyeater | |
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| Illustration by John Gould | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Glycichaera Salvadori, 1878 |
| Species: | G. fallax |
| Binomial name | |
| Glycichaera fallax Salvadori, 1878 | |
The green-backed honeyeater (Glycichaera fallax) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is monotypic within the genus Glycichaera. [2] It is found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea and northern Cape York Peninsula. [3] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.