Spotted Honeyeater

Xanthotis polygrammus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Meliphagidae
Genus
Xanthotis
eBird Code
spohon3

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.