Arfak Honeyeater, Minggre, Arfak Mountains, Papua

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Christine Young

Lion

Nice shot! I wonder if that is a lichen or epiphytic plant on the tree. It makes a nice background. <3 Posted one year ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Do you mean the white plumes? Looks Spanish Moss-like, right? Posted one year ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
    Lion
    
    Agree, definitely some kind of Usnea. Also, great bird! Posted one year ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks! Posted one year ago
  3. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Yes...I was wondering if it was Usnea or Tillandsia usneoides. Lichen or plant. They look similar, but now that I checked, it doesn't look like Tillandsia usneoides is recorded in Papua. Posted one year ago
  4. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Thanks for checking! Posted one year ago

The Arfak honeyeater

The Arfak honeyeater or bare-eyed honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to West Papua, Indonesia, where it lives in subtropical and tropical moist montane forest, at elevations ranging from 1,200 to 2,700 m.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Ferdy Christant