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Mayr's Honeyeater

Ptiloprora mayri

Mayr's honeyeater (Ptiloprora mayri) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Mayr's Honeyeater
Representative image: genus Ptiloprora · not verified as this exact species.
Photo: Salvadori, 1876 · CC0

Overview

Mayr's honeyeater (Ptiloprora mayri) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.
It is found in New Guinea.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. There were no confirmed sightings between 2008 and 2023 until a scientific expedition to the Cyclops Mountains in New Guinea captured images of a pair of the birds in June and July of that year.

Sounds

A verified sound recording has not been linked yet. Auto Sync will keep checking xeno-canto and Wikimedia Commons.

References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. Wikipedia — Mayr's honeyeater Wikipedia

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