Smoky Honeyeater
Melipotes fumigatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The common smoky honeyeater is a medium-sized bird found in central Papua New Guinea and Eastern Indonesia. It is one of four species in the Melipotes genus. The common smoky honeyeater can be identified by its charcoal-colored body and blotchy neon orange circle around its eyes.. Its diet consists of small fruits, insects, and floral plants. This bird breeds in September and October, which are considered relatively dry months, above ground or next to a tree branch.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Melipotes