Honeyeaters

Puff-backed Honeyeater

Meliphaga aruensis

The Puff-backed Honeyeater (Meliphaga aruensis) is a 26 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Honeyeaters

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

26 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, ZZ.

Where to see it: Kwatu Lodge (Wai Kelo River) (Papua New Guinea); Varirata National Park (Papua New Guinea); Pacific Adventist University (Papua New Guinea); Kumul Lodge (Papua New Guinea).

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