Bismarck Honeyeater
Vosea whitemanensis
A relatively distinctive honeyeater, olive-brown overall with a darker cast to the face and obvious pale bare skin surrounding and extending slightly behind the eye. Bill is long and conspicuously downturned. Found in primary montane forest, forest edge, and occasionally gardens above 900 meters of elevation. Voice is reportedly a sequence of 3-8 soft whistled 2-syllabled notes, but little known.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Vosea whitemanensis
- Authority
- Gilliard, 1960
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Vosea
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
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