Marbled honeyeater

Marbled honeyeater
Illustration by Joseph Smit, 1884
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Pycnopygius
Species: P. cinereus
Binomial name
Pycnopygius cinereus
(Sclater, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Ptilotis marmorata

The marbled honeyeater (Pycnopygius cinereus) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References


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