Glycichaera fallax
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The green-backed honeyeater (Glycichaera fallax) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is monotypic within the genus Glycichaera. It is found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea and northern Cape York Peninsula. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Wikipedia →
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Papua New Guinea · 2014
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Honeyeater sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 134th most-seen of the 200 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Honeyeater in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-backed Honeyeater sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Raja Ampat, in our data
Raja Ampat is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Green-backed Honeyeater sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Meliphagidae
The closest relatives of the Green-backed Honeyeater that you can see in Raja Ampat (family Meliphagidae, Honeyeaters) are Helmeted Friarbird (about 70%), Mimic Honeyeater (about 40%) and Puff-backed Honeyeater (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-backed Honeyeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Raja Ampat (35 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
