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Melipotes fumigatus
Common Smoky Honeyeater, Smoky Honeyeater
As recorded: Melipotes fumigatus A.B.Meyer, 1886
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Meliphagidae
- Collected by
- A B Mirza
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melipotes fumigatus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 96 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
Western Highlands, PG
(c) leonid63, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Вестерн-Хайлендс провинция, PG
(c) leonid63, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia
(c) wisnuprabowo83, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-14
Tambul District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) tmccarthey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Mount Hagen District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) tmccarthey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-03
Tambul District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Charley Hesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Melipotes fumigatus. BPBM 100780. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37552432. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/100780.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37552432 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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