• Synonyms Modest Honeyeater, Brown backed Honeyeater
  • Old latin name for bird Glyciphila modesta, Gliciphila subfasciata

Brown-backed Honeyeaterbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Australia
  • 2.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Australia
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Australia
  • 4.
    Call, © Patrik Åberg
    Australia
  • 5.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Indonesia
  • 6.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
  • 7.
    Song, © Bas van Balen
    Indonesia
  • 8.
    Song, © Eliot Miller
    Australia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Brown-backed Honeyeater

  • Breeding region Australasia
  • Breeding subregion patchily on New Guinea coast and satellites, and Cape York Pen., ne QLD (ne Australia)

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanmenjamel modest
Chinese褐背胶蜜鸟
Chinese (Traditional)褐背膠吸蜜鳥
Croatiansmeđoleđi medojed
Czechmedosavka hnědohřbetá, Kvetosavka hnedohrbetá
DanishBrunrygget Honningæder
DutchBruinwitte Honingeter, Bruin-witte Honingeter
Finnishmangrovemesikko
FrenchMéliphage modeste, Méliphage à dos brun
GermanSumpfhonigfresser, Sumpf-honigfresser
Hungarianmocsári mézevő
IndonesianIsap-madu punggung-coklat, Burung madu, Isapmadu Punggung-coklat
ItalianMangiamiele dorsobruno, Succiamiele dorsobruno
Japaneseウロコミツスイ
Lithuanianrudnugaris devynbalsinis medčiulpys
Norwegianbrunrygghonningeter
Norwegian NynorskBrunrygghonningetar
Polishmiodalek brązowy, miodalek brazowy
PortugueseMelífago-modesto, papa-mel-modesto
RussianКрасноклювый славковый медосос, Болотный нектаролюб
SerbianMedojed smeđih leđa
Slovakmedárik hnedochrbtý
SpanishMielero modesto, Pájaro Azúcar de Lomo Castaño
SwedishBrunryggad honungsfågel, brunryggig honungsfågel
TurkishKahverengi Sırtlı Balkuşu
Ukrainianмедолик бурий