Leaden Honeyeater (Ptiloprora plumbea) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernEndemicInvertebratesForestTiny · 14 g

Leaden Honeyeater (Ptiloprora plumbea), photo 1 — Photo: Jønsson, Knud · CC BY 4.0

Leaden Honeyeater (Ptiloprora plumbea), photo 2 — Photo: Jønsson, Knud · CC BY 4.0

Leaden Honeyeater (Ptiloprora plumbea), photo 3 — Photo: Jønsson, Knud · CC BY 4.0

About the Leaden Honeyeater

The leaden 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.

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Where the Leaden Honeyeater lives

Regular range

Papua New Guinea

When to see the Leaden Honeyeater

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

Easily confused with

Mayr's HoneyeaterPtiloprora mayriMayr's honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. Yellowish-streaked HoneyeaterPtiloprora meekianaThe yellowish-streaked honeyeater or olive-streaked honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

Rufous-sided HoneyeaterPtiloprora erythropleuraRufous-sided honeyeaters generally weigh from 18-25 grams.

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