Xanthotis polygrammus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The spotted honeyeater (Xanthotis polygrammus) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. The Spotted Honeyeater was described by the English zoologist George Robert Gray in 1862. Its scientific name, Xanthotis polygrammus, is from Ancient Greek ξανθος xanthos ("yellow") and πολυγραμμος polugrammos ("white-streaked").
Six subspecies recognized: Xanthonis polygrammus polygrammus - Geographic range: Waigeo, in West Papuan. Xanthotis polygrammus kuehni - Geographic range: Misool, in West Papuan. Xanthotis polygrammus poikilosternos - Geographic range: Salawati and mountains of NW and W New Guinea.
Xanthotis polygrammus septentrionalis - Geographic range: Mountains of N New Guinea from Mamberamo R E, including Foja Mts, Cyclops Mts, and mountains of Sepik R region, to Adelbert Mts. Xanthotis polygrammus lophotis - Geographic range: Mountains of Huon Peninsula and SE New Guinea.
Xanthotis polygrammus candidior - Geographic range: S New Guinea. This bird is a medium-small honeyeater that measures around 15 to 17 cm. In the lophotis race, the males weigh between 19.7 and 23.5 g, and females weigh around 18–19.5 g. The... Wikipedia →
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Papua New Guinea · 2022
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Ampat | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Honeyeater sighting in Raja Ampat on a given day, based on 92 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 200 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, May and July–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Honeyeater in Raja Ampat on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Honeyeater sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 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 Spotted Honeyeater sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Honeyeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Raja Ampat (92 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.
