MacGregor's honeyeater [SEP] IUCN conservation status
forests of New Guinea. The diet consists mainly of fruits. This puzzling and little-known species has traditionally been considered a bird-of-paradise, but is actually a honeyeater. Recent genetic evidence on the MacGregor's honeyeater confirms that it belongs to the Meliphagidae family. It is similar and closely related to the smoky honeyeater.
The name commemorates its discoverer, the administrator of British New Guinea Sir William MacGregor.
Due to small and declining population, the MacGregor's honeyeater is evaluated as vulnerable on the IUCN
Accipiter fasciatus"), collared sparrowhawk ("Accipiter cirrocephalus") and Australian hobby ("Falco longipennis") (Fisher et al. 1972). Predation and competition aspects may be a useful area for further research on the pied honeyeater.
Conservation.
Conservation Conservation status.
The pied honeyeater is listed as least concern by the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) due to its extremely large range and apparent stability of population size, however population size has not been quantified. It has been seen to