
Caligavis subfrenata
Black-throated Honeyeater
As recorded: Lichenostomus subfrenatus (Salvadori, 1876)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Meliphagidae
- Collected by
- A B Mirza
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Caligavis subfrenata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-15.

2026-08-15
Daulo District, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
no rights reserved

2026-07-01
Tambul District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) Charley Hesse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-11
Mount Hagen District, Western Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-06-06
Rondon Ridge Lodge and vicinity, Kum Montain, Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
(c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY)

2017-10-12
Kabupaten de Jayawijaya, Papouasie, Indonésie
(c) Benoît Segerer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-10-12
Kabupaten de Jayawijaya, Papouasie, Indonésie
(c) Marc Thibault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Caligavis subfrenata. BPBM 96919. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37551491. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm-ng/96919.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37551491 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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