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Grey-streaked Honeyeater

Ptiloprora perstriata

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 27 g
Grey-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata), photo 1
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Grey-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata), photo 2
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Grey-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata), photo 3
Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0
Grey-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata), photo 4
Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0
Grey-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata), photo 5
Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0
Grey-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata), photo 6
Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0
Grey-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata), photo 7
Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0
Grey-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata), photo 8
Photo: Jønsson, Knud · CC BY 4.0
Grey-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata), photo 9
Photo: Jønsson, Knud · CC BY 4.0
Grey-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata), photo 10
Photo: (c) Jay Pruett, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Grey-streaked Honeyeater

The grey-streaked honeyeater, also known as the black-backed honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular range
Papua New Guinea Indonesia

When to see it

Peak activity in July · a winter visitor species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Rufous-backed Honeyeater (Ptiloprora guisei) Rufous-backed HoneyeaterPtiloprora guiseiThe rufous-backed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. Rufous-sided Honeyeater (Ptiloprora erythropleura) Rufous-sided HoneyeaterPtiloprora erythropleuraRufous-sided honeyeaters generally weigh from 18-25 grams. Yellowish-streaked HoneyeaterPtiloprora meekianaThe yellowish-streaked honeyeater or olive-streaked honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

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