Common Smoky Honeyeater (Melipotes fumigatus)
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Common Smoky Honeyeater

Melipotes fumigatus Meyer, AB, 1886

59 gWeight

The common smoky honeyeater (Melipotes fumigatus) is a medium-sized bird found in central Papua New Guinea and Eastern Indonesia.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Papua New Guinea

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July · Most records: Papua New Guinea

Common Smoky Honeyeater has been recorded at 15 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kumul LodgePapua New Guinea1,009 records
  2. Ambua LodgePapua New Guinea331 records
  3. Rondon Ridge LodgePapua New Guinea301 records
More places
  1. Tomba & Murmur Pass [2400-2800m]Papua New Guinea293 records
  2. Rondon RidgePapua New Guinea268 records
  3. Mt Komonge RidgePapua New Guinea196 records
  4. Highlands Hwy – above Ambua Lodge to Tari GapPapua New Guinea178 records
  5. Tari GapPapua New Guinea168 records
  6. Tonga TrailPapua New Guinea145 records
  7. Tabubil AreaPapua New Guinea35 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New Guinea

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The common smoky honeyeater (Melipotes fumigatus) is a medium-sized bird found in central Papua New Guinea and Eastern Indonesia. It is one of four species in the Melipotes genus. The common smoky honeyeater can be identified by its charcoal-colored body and blotchy neon orange circle around its eyes..

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Questions

How big is the Common Smoky Honeyeater?

The Common Smoky Honeyeater weighs around 59 g.

Where does the Common Smoky Honeyeater live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: montane west-central to southeastern New Guinea. It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea.

When is the best time to see the Common Smoky Honeyeater?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in July (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Common Smoky Honeyeater endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Common Smoky Honeyeater as Least Concern.

What does the Common Smoky Honeyeater eat?

Main food: Fruit.

What family is the Common Smoky Honeyeater in?

It belongs to the family Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
59 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Fruit
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
107 mm
Tail
100 mm
Bill
23 mm
Tarsus
30 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: montane west-central to southeastern New Guinea

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Honeyeaters Meliphagidae
Genus
Melipotes

Other birds in the genus Melipotes

Arfak HoneyeaterArfak HoneyeaterMelipotes gymnopsWattled Smoky HoneyeaterWattled Smoky HoneyeaterMelipotes carolaeSpangled HoneyeaterSpangled HoneyeaterMelipotes aterDark-eared MyzaDark-eared MyzaMyza celebensisWhite-eared MyzaWhite-eared MyzaMyza sarasinorumEastern SpinebillEastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostrisWestern SpinebillWestern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus superciliosusGreen-backed HoneyeaterGreen-backed HoneyeaterGlycichaera fallaxSooty HoneyeaterSooty HoneyeaterMelionyx fuscusLong-bearded HoneyeaterLong-bearded HoneyeaterMelionyx princeps
Common Smoky Honeyeater

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