Mountain Honeyeater

Meliphaga orientalis

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Meliphagidae
Genus
Meliphaga
eBird Code
moumel1

Subspecies (3)

  • Meliphaga orientalis becki

    New Guinea (northern slope of the western and central highlands, also the northern ranges from the Foja Mountains eastward to the Huon Peninsula)

  • Meliphaga orientalis facialis

    New Guinea (highlands of the Bird's Head Peninsula, and the southern slope of the highlands eastward to the Eastern Range), also Waigeo (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)

  • Meliphaga orientalis orientalis

    mountains of southeastern New Guinea

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.