Arfak honeyeater

The Arfak honeyeater or bare-eyed honeyeater (Melipotes gymnops) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia, where it lives in subtropical and tropical moist montane forest, at elevations ranging from 1,200 to 2,700 m (3,900 to 8,900 ft).[1]

Arfak honeyeater
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Melipotes
Species:
M. gymnops
Binomial name
Melipotes gymnops
Sclater, 1873

References

  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Melipotes gymnops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22704295A130261184. Retrieved 26 April 2020.


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