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Melionyx fuscus
Sooty Honeyeater
As recorded: Melidectes fuscus (De Vis, 1897)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Meliphagidae
- Collected by
- J [H?] Sedlacek
- Identified by
- AMNH
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Melionyx fuscus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2017-10-12.
2017-10-12
Kabupaten de Jayawijaya, Papouasie, Indonésie
(c) Benoît Segerer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-08-09
Wamena, Papua, Indonesia
(c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2013-08-20
Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) markus lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2013-08-15
Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Nik Borrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2008-06-19
Kabupaten Jayawijaya, Papua, Indonesien
(c) Mehd Halaouate, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Melionyx fuscus. BPBM 20129. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090345320. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/20129.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090345320 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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