NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Spangled Honeyeater
Melipotes ater Rothschild & E. Hartert, 1911
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The spangled honeyeater (Melipotes ater) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.
It is endemic to the Huon Peninsula (Papua New Guinea).
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Spangled honeyeater; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:39:10.516777+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Melipotes ater Rothschild & E. Hartert, 1911
- Name authority
- Rothschild & E. Hartert, 1911
- Common name
- Spangled Honeyeater
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Melipotes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyMeliphagidae
- genusMelipotes P. L. Sclater, 1874
- speciesMelipotes ater Rothschild & E. Hartert, 1911
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Melipotes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Common Smoky HoneyeaterMelipotes fumigatus A. B. Meyer, 1886 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Arfak HoneyeaterMelipotes gymnops P. L. Sclater, 1874 | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=561079 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3ZJC6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.