Yellow-gaped honeyeater

The yellow-gaped honeyeater (Microptilotis flavirictus) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found throughout New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Yellow-gaped honeyeater

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Microptilotis
Species:
M. flavirictus
Binomial name
Microptilotis flavirictus
(Salvadori, 1880)

References

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


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