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Passeriformes / Meliphagidae / Xanthotis

Spotted Honeyeater

Xanthotis polygrammus

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (spohon3) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Xanthotis

Subspecies (4)

Xanthotis polygrammus lophotis

Trans-Fly (south-central), Huon Peninsula (northeastern), and southeastern New Guinea
Xanthotis polygrammus poikilosternos

Salawati and Misool islands (western Papuan islands) and western New Guinea
Xanthotis polygrammus polygrammus

Waigeo (Raja Ampat Islands, off western New Guinea)
Xanthotis polygrammus septentrionalis

northern New Guinea (Mamberamo River to upper Sepik River)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (spohon3) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.