Brown-backed honeyeater

The brown-backed honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in New Guinea and Cape York Peninsula. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Brown-backed honeyeater
Abattoir Swamp , Julatten, Queensland

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Ramsayornis
Species:
R. modestus
Binomial name
Ramsayornis modestus
(Gray, 1858)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Ramsayornis modestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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