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Mayr's Honeyeater
Ptiloprora mayri E. Hartert, 1930
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
Mayr's honeyeater (Ptiloprora mayri) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.
It is found in New Guinea.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. There were no confirmed sightings between 2008 and 2023 until a scientific expedition to the Cyclops Mountains in New Guinea captured images of a pair of the birds in June and July of that year.
Wikipedia contributors, Mayr's honeyeater; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:34:57.396850+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ptiloprora mayri E. Hartert, 1930
- Name authority
- E. Hartert, 1930
- Common name
- Mayr's Honeyeater
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Ptiloprora
- 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
- genusPtiloprora De Vis, 1894
- speciesPtiloprora mayri E. Hartert, 1930
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ptiloprora. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-backed honeyeaterPtiloprora perstriata (De Vis, 1898) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-sided HoneyeaterPtiloprora erythropleura (Salvadori, 1876) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-backed HoneyeaterPtiloprora guisei (De Vis, 1894) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Olive-streaked HoneyeaterPtiloprora meekiana (Rothschild & E. Hartert, 1907) | MeliphagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leaden HoneyeaterPtiloprora plumbea (Salvadori, 1895) | 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=562582 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:4Q8CZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.