Green-backed honeyeater

The green-backed honeyeater (Glycichaera fallax) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is monotypic within the genus Glycichaera.^[2] It is found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea and northern Cape York Peninsula.^[3] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Green-backed honeyeater
Illustration by John Gould
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Meliphagidae
Genus:	Glycichaera Salvadori, 1878
Species:	G. fallax
Binomial name
Glycichaera fallax Salvadori, 1878