Mottle-breasted Honeyeater (Microptilotis mimikae)
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Mottle-breasted Honeyeater

Microptilotis mimikae (Ogilvie-Grant, 1911)

27 gWeight

Busiest months: March, May–June and August · Most records: Papua New Guinea

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: March, May–June and August · Most records: Papua New Guinea

Mottle-breasted Honeyeater has been recorded at 9 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Sera (formerly Crater Mountain) Biological Research StationPapua New Guinea39 records
  2. Varirata National ParkPapua New Guinea18 records
  3. Tabubil AreaPapua New Guinea6 records
More places
  1. Dablin Creek RoadPapua New Guinea6 records
  2. Ambua LodgePapua New Guinea2 records
  3. Drimgas Road, KiungaPapua New Guinea1 record
  4. Highlands Hwy – above Ambua Lodge to Tari GapPapua New Guinea1 record
  5. Rondon RidgePapua New Guinea1 record
  6. 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 Mottle-breasted Honeyeater?

The Mottle-breasted Honeyeater weighs around 27 g.

Where does the Mottle-breasted 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 Mottle-breasted Honeyeater?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in March, May, June and August (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Mottle-breasted Honeyeater endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Mottle-breasted Honeyeater as Least Concern.

What does the Mottle-breasted Honeyeater eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Mottle-breasted Honeyeater in?

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

At a glance

Weight
27 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
81 mm
Tail
67 mm
Bill
22 mm
Tarsus
22 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
Microptilotis

Other birds in the genus Microptilotis

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Mottle-breasted Honeyeater

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