Species profile
Rufous-sided Honeyeater
Ptiloprora erythropleura
Quick answer
Breeding regions are AU. Breeding subregions are montane Bird's Head and Neck (nw New Guinea) and wc New Guinea.
- Scientific name
- Ptiloprora erythropleura
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Ptiloprora
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Rufous-sided 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)