Yellowish-streaked Honeyeater (Ptiloprora meekiana)
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Yellowish-streaked Honeyeater

Ptiloprora meekiana (Rothschild & Hartert, EJO, 1907)

18 gWeight

The yellowish-streaked honeyeater or olive-streaked honeyeater (Ptiloprora meekiana) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Papua New Guinea, Indonesia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Yellowish-streaked Honeyeater has been recorded at 8 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Rondon RidgePapua New Guinea74 records
  2. Rondon Ridge LodgePapua New Guinea54 records
  3. Ambua LodgePapua New Guinea12 records
More places
  1. Tari GapPapua New Guinea4 records
  2. Highlands Hwy – above Ambua Lodge to Tari GapPapua New Guinea2 records
  3. Elevala RiverPapua New Guinea1 record
  4. Pacific Adventist UniversityPapua New Guinea1 record
  5. Alex Waisimon's PropertyIndonesia1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New GuineaIndonesia

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 yellowish-streaked honeyeater or olive-streaked honeyeater (Ptiloprora meekiana) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

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Questions

How big is the Yellowish-streaked Honeyeater?

The Yellowish-streaked Honeyeater weighs around 18 g.

Where does the Yellowish-streaked Honeyeater live?

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

When is the best time to see the Yellowish-streaked Honeyeater?

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

Is the Yellowish-streaked Honeyeater endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellowish-streaked Honeyeater as Least Concern.

What does the Yellowish-streaked Honeyeater eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Yellowish-streaked Honeyeater in?

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

At a glance

Weight
18 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
76 mm
Tail
68 mm
Bill
18 mm
Tarsus
23 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
Ptiloprora

Other birds in the genus Ptiloprora

Leaden HoneyeaterLeaden HoneyeaterPtiloprora plumbeaRufous-sided HoneyeaterRufous-sided HoneyeaterPtiloprora erythropleuraRufous-backed HoneyeaterRufous-backed HoneyeaterPtiloprora guiseiMayr's HoneyeaterMayr's HoneyeaterPtiloprora mayriGrey-streaked HoneyeaterGrey-streaked HoneyeaterPtiloprora perstriataDark-eared MyzaDark-eared MyzaMyza celebensisWhite-eared MyzaWhite-eared MyzaMyza sarasinorumEastern SpinebillEastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostrisWestern SpinebillWestern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus superciliosusGreen-backed HoneyeaterGreen-backed HoneyeaterGlycichaera fallax
Yellowish-streaked Honeyeater

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