The mountain honeyeater (Microptilotis orientalis), hill-forest honeyeater or mountain meliphaga, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found throughout New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
| Mountain honeyeater | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Microptilotis |
| Species: | M. orientalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Microptilotis orientalis (Meyer, 1894)
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References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Microptilotis orientalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22703990A130244608. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22703990A130244608.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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