Sooty Honeyeater (Melionyx fuscus)
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Sooty Honeyeater

Melionyx fuscus (De Vis, 1897)

Busiest months: August · Most records: Papua New Guinea

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: August · Most records: Papua New Guinea

Sooty Honeyeater has been recorded at 6 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 Guinea34 records
  2. Ambua LodgePapua New Guinea11 records
  3. Tari GapPapua New Guinea3 records
More places
  1. Dablin Creek RoadPapua New Guinea1 record
  2. Highlands Hwy – above Ambua Lodge to Tari GapPapua New Guinea1 record
  3. Tomba & Murmur Pass [2400-2800m]Papua 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

Where does the Sooty 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 Sooty Honeyeater?

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

Is the Sooty Honeyeater endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Sooty Honeyeater as Least Concern.

What family is the Sooty Honeyeater in?

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

At a glance

Conservation
Least Concern

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
Melionyx

Other birds in the genus Melionyx

Long-bearded HoneyeaterLong-bearded HoneyeaterMelionyx princepsShort-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
Sooty Honeyeater

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