Spangled honeyeater

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Spangled honeyeater
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Melipotes
Species:
M. ater
Binomial name
Melipotes ater

The spangled honeyeater (Melipotes ater) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to the Huon Peninsula (Papua New Guinea).

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Melipotes ater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T22704304A130261458. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22704304A130261458.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.