Meliphaga aruensis
Puff-backed Honeyeater
As recorded: Meliphaga aruensis (Sharpe, 1884)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Meliphagidae
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- TK Pratt Aug 2012
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Meliphaga aruensis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-11-28.
2023-11-28
Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) divercraig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-11-21
Sorong Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Joseph Morlan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2023-07-25
Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-07-18
Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) abcdefgewing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2013-08-05
North Fly, Papua New Guinea
(c) markus lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2012-10-11
Batanta Island, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia
(c) Carmelo López Abad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Meliphaga aruensis. BPBM 21022. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37553526. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/21022.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37553526 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026