Black-backed Honeyeater
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Black-backed Honeyeater

Ptiloprora perstriata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Lorentz National Park
64 Verified records at Lorentz National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The grey-streaked honeyeater (Ptiloprora perstriata), also known as the black-backed honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in the New Guinea Highlands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Black-backed Honeyeater sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lorentz National Park

🐦 No photo available
LC Endemic

Rufous-sided Honeyeater

Bird

Ptiloprora erythropleura

Insufficient data
Smoky Honeyeater
LC

Smoky Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melipotes fumigatus

70–80% · Very likely
Belford's Melidectes
LC

Belford's Melidectes

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melidectes belfordi

60–70% · Likely
Red-collared Myzomela
LC

Red-collared Myzomela

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myzomela rosenbergii

60–70% · Likely
Ornate Melidectes
LC

Ornate Melidectes

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melidectes torquatus

40–50% · Likely
Black-throated Honeyeater
LC

Black-throated Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caligavis subfrenata

10–20% · With luck
Hill-forest Honeyeater
LC

Hill-forest Honeyeater

Bird

Microptilotis orientalis

10–20% · With luck
Streak-headed Honeyeater
LC

Streak-headed Honeyeater

Bird

Pycnopygius stictocephalus

Insufficient data
Rufous-banded Honeyeater
LC

Rufous-banded Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Conopophila albogularis

Insufficient data
Green-backed Honeyeater
LC

Green-backed Honeyeater

Bird

Glycichaera fallax

10–20% · With luck
Red Myzomela
LC

Red Myzomela

Bird

Myzomela cruentata

5–10% · With luck
Long-billed Honeyeater
LC

Long-billed Honeyeater

Bird

Melilestes megarhynchus

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
60–70%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-backed Honeyeater in Lorentz National Park?

About 63% of wildlife watchers report a Black-backed Honeyeater sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-backed Honeyeater in Lorentz National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Black-backed Honeyeater in Lorentz National Park in our monthly data.

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