Where can you see a Short-bearded Honeyeater?

The Short-bearded Honeyeater is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Short-bearded Honeyeater?

The Short-bearded Honeyeater is most easily confused with the Long-bearded Honeyeater and the Sooty Honeyeater.

Is the Short-bearded Honeyeater endangered?

The Short-bearded Honeyeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Short-bearded Honeyeater

Melionyx nouhuysi

The Short-bearded Honeyeater (Melionyx nouhuysi) is a legendary honeyeater found only in Indonesia. The short-bearded honeyeater is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemic

Short-bearded Honeyeater (Melionyx nouhuysi), photo 1 — Photo: Versteeg G.M. On label RMNH: G. Versteeg · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Short-bearded Honeyeater (Melionyx nouhuysi), photo 2 — Photo: Versteeg G.M. On label RMNH: G. Versteeg · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Short-bearded Honeyeater (Melionyx nouhuysi), photo 3 — Photo: Lorentz H.A. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Short-bearded Honeyeater (Melionyx nouhuysi), photo 4 — Photo: Lorentz H.A. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Short-bearded Honeyeater (Melionyx nouhuysi), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0

Short-bearded Honeyeater (Melionyx nouhuysi), photo 6 — Photo: Versteeg G.M. On label RMNH: G. Versteeg · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Short-bearded Honeyeater (Melionyx nouhuysi), photo 7 — Photo: Versteeg G.M. On label RMNH: G. Versteeg · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Short-bearded Honeyeater (Melionyx nouhuysi), photo 8 — Photo: Versteeg G.M. On label RMNH: G. Versteeg · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Short-bearded Honeyeater (Melionyx nouhuysi), photo 9 — Photo: Versteeg G.M. On label RMNH: G. Versteeg · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Short-bearded Honeyeater (Melionyx nouhuysi), photo 10 — Photo: Versteeg G.M. On label RMNH: G. Versteeg · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Short-bearded Honeyeater

The short-bearded honeyeater is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is found mainly in West Papua. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: June, July, August, September, October, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Short-bearded Honeyeater look like?: The short-bearded honeyeater is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae.
Where can you see a Short-bearded Honeyeater?: The Short-bearded Honeyeater is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Short-bearded Honeyeater?: The Short-bearded Honeyeater is most easily confused with the Long-bearded Honeyeater and the Sooty Honeyeater.
Is the Short-bearded Honeyeater endangered?: The Short-bearded Honeyeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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