The puff-backed honeyeater (Meliphaga aruensis) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is widely spread throughout New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
| Puff-backed honeyeater | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Meliphaga |
| Species: | M. aruensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Meliphaga aruensis (Sharpe, 1884)
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References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Meliphaga aruensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22703996A130244849. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22703996A130244849.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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