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Orange-cheecked Honeyeater -
Goudwanghoningeter
-
Lichenostomus chrysogenys, Oreornis chrysogenys

Image ID:
1444
Date: 
28/06/2011
Location: 
Lake Habema,
Snow Mountains,
West Papua,
Indonesia
Description: 

Orange-cheecked Honeyeater is one of the restricted range endemics who's range is confined to the Snow Mountains. It is locally abundant and is mostly found in low bushes and shrubs, well away from the closed forest. It feeds on fruit, insects and sedge seeds.

Keywords: 
bird |
honeyeater |
meliphaga |
orange-cheecked honeyeater |
lichenostomus chrysogenys |
oreornis chrysogenys |
meliphaga chrysogenys |
honingeter |
goudwanghoningeter |
low shrubs |
shrubbery |
alpine shrub |
alpine scrub |
forest edge |
subalpine forest |
alpine grasslands |
boggy grasslands |
high montane |
mountains |
alpien |
bergen |
high mountains |
struiken |
lage struiken |
alpien struikgewas |
dwergstruiken |
graslanden |
venige graslanden |
alpiene graslanden |
Lake Habema |
Snow Mountains |
West Papua |
Indonesia |
endemic |
Papua endemic |
mountain endemic |
Snow Mountains endemic |
common |
endeem |
Papoea endeem |
bergendeem
Category: 
Birds |
Passerines |
Honey-eaters |
Places |
New Guinea and Pacific Islands |
West Papua, Indonesia |
Wamena, Snow Mountains
Image type: 
Digital
Link to image:
http://bernardvanelegem.com/image/orange-cheecked-honeyeater-0

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