Brown-backed honeyeater

The brown-backed honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in New Guinea and Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

Brown-backed honeyeater
Iron Range National Park, Queensland.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Ramsayornis
Species:
R. modestus
Binomial name
Ramsayornis modestus
(Gray, 1858)

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Ramsayornis modestus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22704394A118658902. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22704394A118658902.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
 
Abattoir Swamp, Julatten, Queensland