Long-bearded Honeyeater (Melionyx princeps)
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Long-bearded Honeyeater

Melionyx princeps (Mayr & Gilliard, 1951)

27 cmLength

Most records: Papua New Guinea

Vulnerable

Where and when it's recorded

Long-bearded Honeyeater has been recorded at 2 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Rondon Ridge LodgePapua New Guinea1 record
  2. Kumul LodgePapua New Guinea1 record

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.

Questions

How big is the Long-bearded Honeyeater?

The Long-bearded Honeyeater is about 27 cm long.

Where does the Long-bearded Honeyeater live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: high montane east-central New Guinea. It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea.

Is the Long-bearded Honeyeater endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Long-bearded Honeyeater as Vulnerable.

What family is the Long-bearded Honeyeater in?

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

At a glance

Length
27 cm
Conservation
Vulnerable

Range

Australasia: high montane east-central New Guinea

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Honeyeaters Meliphagidae
Genus
Melionyx

Other birds in the genus Melionyx

Sooty HoneyeaterSooty HoneyeaterMelionyx fuscusShort-bearded HoneyeaterShort-bearded HoneyeaterMelionyx nouhuysiDark-eared MyzaDark-eared MyzaMyza celebensisWhite-eared MyzaWhite-eared MyzaMyza sarasinorumEastern SpinebillEastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostrisWestern SpinebillWestern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus superciliosusGreen-backed HoneyeaterGreen-backed HoneyeaterGlycichaera fallaxLeaden HoneyeaterLeaden HoneyeaterPtiloprora plumbeaYellowish-streaked HoneyeaterYellowish-streaked HoneyeaterPtiloprora meekianaRufous-sided HoneyeaterRufous-sided HoneyeaterPtiloprora erythropleura
Long-bearded Honeyeater

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