BirdUp · Species
Brown-backed Honeyeater
Ramsayornis modestus(Gray, GR, 1858)
Native
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Ramsayornis
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The brown-backed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in New Guinea and Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Patchily on New Guinea coast and satellites, and Cape York Pen., north-east QLD (north-east Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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