Species profile
Obscure Honeyeater
Caligavis obscura
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are patchily in New Guinea (except ne, sc).
- Scientific name
- Caligavis obscura
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Caligavis
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Obscure Honeyeater in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Meliphagidae
- Alor Myzomela (Myzomela prawiradilagae)
- Arfak Honeyeater (Melipotes gymnops)
- Ashy Myzomela (Myzomela cineracea)
- Bacan Myzomela (Myzomela batjanensis)
- Banda Myzomela (Myzomela boiei)
- Banded Honeyeater (Cissomela pectoralis)
- Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus)
- Belford's Melidectes (Melidectes belfordi)