The cryptic honeyeater (Microptilotis imitatrix), also known as the imitatress honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in northeastern Queensland in Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest.[1]

Cryptic honeyeater
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Meliphagidae
Genus: Microptilotis
Species:
M. imitatrix
Binomial name
Microptilotis imitatrix
(Mathews, 1912)

References edit

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2019). "Microptilotis imitatrix". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T155109013A155636062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T155109013A155636062.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.