page_title: List of birds of Papua New Guinea
section_title: Honeyeaters
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Papua New Guinea / Honeyeaters
caption_attribution_description: English: Blue Faced Honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis, feeding. Taken in South-eastern Australia.
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Papua New Guinea. The avifauna of Papua New Guinea include a total of 895 species, of which 101 are endemic, and 2 have been introduced by humans. 44 species are globally threatened.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Papua New Guinea.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Papua New Guinea
  Endemic - a species that is native only to Papua New Guinea
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Papua New Guinea as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Meliphagidae
  The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium-sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea. They are nectar feeders and closely resemble other nectar-feeding passerines.
  Plain honeyeater, Pycnopygius ixoides
  Marbled honeyeater, Pycnopygius cinereus
  Streak-headed honeyeater, Pycnopygius stictocephalus
  Puff-backed honeyeater, Meliphaga aruensis
  Yellow-spotted honeyeater, Meliphaga notata
  Scrub honeyeater, Meliphaga albonotata
  Mountain meliphaga, Meliphaga orientalis
  Mimic honeyeater, Meliphaga analoga
  Forest honeyeater, Meliphaga montana
  Spot-breasted meliphaga, Meliphaga mimikae
  Yellow-gaped honeyeater, Meliphaga flavirictus
  Tagula honeyeater, Meliphaga vicina (E)
  Graceful honeyeater, Meliphaga gracilis
  Elegant honeyeater, Meliphaga cinereifrons (E)
  Black-throated honeyeater, Caligavis subfrenata
  Obscure honeyeater, Caligavis obscura
  Sooty melidectes, Melidectes fuscus
  Long-bearded melidectes, Melidectes princeps
  Ornate melidectes, Melidectes torquatus
  Cinnamon-browed melidectes, Melidectes ochromelas
  Huon melidectes, Melidectes foersteri (E)
  Belford's melidectes, Melidectes belfordi
  Yellow-browed melidectes, Melidectes rufocrissalis
  Varied honeyeater, Gavicalis versicolor
  Yellow-tinted honeyeater, Ptilotula flavescens
  Bougainville honeyeater, Stresemannia bougainvillei (E)
  Brown-backed honeyeater, Ramsayornis modestus
  Rufous-banded honeyeater, Conopophila albogularis
  Smoky honeyeater, Melipotes fumigatus
  Spangled honeyeater, Melipotes ater (E)
  Macgregor's honeyeater, Macgregoria pulchra
  Long-billed honeyeater, Melilestes megarhynchus
  Olive straightbill, Timeliopsis fulvigula
  Tawny straightbill, Timeliopsis griseigula
  Bismarck honeyeater, Vosea whitemanensis (E)
  White-chinned myzomela, Myzomela albigula (E)
  Ruby-throated myzomela, Myzomela eques
  Ashy myzomela, Myzomela cineracea (E)
  Dusky myzomela, Myzomela obscura
  Red myzomela, Myzomela cruentata
  Papuan black myzomela, Myzomela nigrita
  New Ireland myzomela, Myzomela pulchella (E)
  Red-headed myzomela, Myzomela erythrocephala
  Elfin myzomela, Myzomela adolphinae
  Sclater's myzomela, Myzomela sclateri (E)
  Bismarck black myzomela, Myzomela pammelaena (E)
  Scarlet-naped myzomela, Myzomela lafargei
  Yellow-vented myzomela, Myzomela eichhorni
  Black-bellied myzomela, Myzomela erythromelas (E)
  Red-collared myzomela, Myzomela rosenbergii
  Green-backed honeyeater, Glycichaera fallax
  Leaden honeyeater, Ptiloprora plumbea
  Yellow-streaked honeyeater, Ptiloprora meekiana
  Rufous-backed honeyeater, Ptiloprora guisei (E)
  Gray-streaked honeyeater, Ptiloprora perstriata
  Brown honeyeater, Lichmera indistincta
  Silver-eared honeyeater, Lichmera alboauricularis
  Blue-faced honeyeater, Entomyzon cyanotis
  White-throated honeyeater, Melithreptus albogularis
  Tawny-breasted honeyeater, Xanthotis flaviventer
  Spotted honeyeater, Xanthotis polygramma
  Little friarbird, Philemon citreogularis
  Meyer's friarbird, Philemon meyeri
  New Ireland friarbird, Philemon eichhorni (E)
  Helmeted friarbird, Philemon buceroides
  White-naped friarbird, Philemon albitorques (E)
  New Britain friarbird, Philemon cockerelli (E)
  Silver-crowned friarbird, Philemon argenticeps (E)
  Noisy friarbird, Philemon corniculatus
caption: Blue-faced honeyeater
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