BirdUp · Species
Green-backed Honeyeater
Glycichaera fallaxSalvadori, 1878
Native
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Glycichaera
- Commonness
- Local
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The green-backed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is monotypic within the genus Glycichaera. It is found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea and northern Cape York Peninsula. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- New Guinea and east-central Cape York Pen. (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
3 photos
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