Orange-cheeked honeyeater

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Orange-cheeked honeyeater
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.134335 1 - Oreornis chrysogenys Van Oort, 1910 - Meliphagidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Meliphaga
van Oort, 1910
Species:
M. chrysogenys
Binomial name
Meliphaga chrysogenys
(van Oort, 1910)
Synonyms

Oreornis chrysogenys

The orange-cheeked honeyeater (Meliphaga chrysogenys) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It was formerly the only species placed in the genus Oreornis. [2] It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2018). "Oreornis chrysogenys". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T22704122A130254377. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22704122A130254377.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "ITIS Report: Oreornis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 6 March 2013.


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