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BPBM 51249Vertebrate Zoology
Microptilotis montanus
Forest Honeyeater
As recorded: Meliphaga montana (Salvadori, 1880)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Meliphagidae
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- TK Pratt Aug 2012
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Microptilotis montanus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-08.

2026-02-08
Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, Индонезия
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2023-09-24
Kabupaten Tambrauw, Papua Bar., Indonesia
(c) Ahmad Yasin Chumaedi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Microptilotis montanus. BPBM 51249. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37551050. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/51249.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37551050 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
