Whitenaped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus) native to eastern Australia Small birds, Birds


Whitenaped Honeyeater AHP Wild

LC - Least concern. Synonyms. White-naped Honeyeater (nominal form), White-naped Honeyeater (Eastern) Old latin name for bird. Melithreptus albicollis, Melithreptus albicapillus, Certhia atricapilla, Certhia lunata. Order. Perching birds / Passeriformes.


Whitenaped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus) native to eastern Australia Small birds, Birds

The White-naped Honeyeater is a small honeyeater with a short, slender bill. It is olive-green above, with a black cap, a white band across the back of the neck which does not reach the eye, and a bright orange crescent above the eye


Whitenaped Honeyeater BirdLife Australia

The White-naped Honeyeater is a small honeyeater with a short, slender bill. It is endemic to eastern and south-eastern mainland Australia, from northern Queensland to eastern South Australia, with a race in south-western Australia.


Melithreptus lunatus Whitenaped Honeyeater Christine R

The white-naped honeyeater ( Melithreptus lunatus ) is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to eastern Australia. Birds from southwestern Australia have been shown to be a distinct species, Gilbert's honeyeater, and the eastern birds are more closely related to the black-headed honeyeater of Tasmania.


BirdLife Melbourne Whitenaped Honeyeater

The white-naped honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus) is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to eastern Australia. Birds from southwestern Australia have been shown to be a distinct species, Gilbert's honeyeater, and the eastern birds more closely related to the black-headed honeyeater of Tasmania. One of several similar species of black-headed honeyeaters in the genus.


Whitenaped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus one of australian honeyeaters in the forest

Small honeyeater with black cap. Underparts white, upperparts light olive. Has white throat with a white band behind the eye. Very similar in appearance to White-throated and Black-chinned Honeyeaters but can easily be distinguished by presence of red skin around the eye. Juveniles have more brown coloration and a yellow bill. Common resident of eucalypt forests.


Whitenaped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus)

The white-naped honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus) is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to eastern Australia. Birds from southwestern Australia have been shown to be a distinct species, Gilbert's honeyeater, and the eastern birds are more closely related to the black-headed honeyeater of Tasmania.


White naped honeyeater Roger Cousens

The White-naped Honeyeater is an alluring bird distinguished by its striking appearance and distinctive features. This honeyeater possesses a white stripe around its nape, contrasting brilliantly with its black head, gray back, and olive-green wings and tail. It also has a yellow patch on its throat and a black bib extending from its upper.


Whitenaped Honeyeater AHP Wild

The white-throated honeyeater ( Melithreptus albogularis) is a bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to New Guinea and eastern and northern Australia. It is 11.5 to 14.5 cm (4.5 to 5.7 in) long, olive-green above and white below, with a black head, a white or pale blue patch over the eye, and a white stripe across the nape. Taxonomy


Whitenaped Honeyeater AHP Wild

White-naped Honeyeaters feed mostly on nectar, e.g. from Swamp Mahogany trees and various box gums. We have also seen them taking lerps. This White-naped Honeyeater has found a fair-sized larva (photo courtesy of J. Greaves) [Albany, WA, January 2015] Two White-naped Honeyeaters foraging for lerps in a eucalypt tree [Mt. Kaputar NP, NSW, May 2012]


Whitenaped Honeyeater AHP Wild

White-naped Honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus) - BirdLife species factsheet LC White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus Summary Text account Data table and detailed info Distribution map Reference and further resources Family: Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters) Authority: (Vieillot, 1802) Red List Category Data CC-By-SA by OpenStreetMap


Birds of the World Whitenaped honeyeater

The White-naped Honeyeater migration usually peaks later than that of the Yellow-faced Honeyeater. In some years, significant numbers stay in Canberra during winter, forming mixed flocks with Yellow-faced and Fuscous Honeyeaters, foraging in suburban gardens and reserves. Numbers increase in August and September as birds return from coastal areas.


Whitenaped Honeyeater eBird

Gilbert's honeyeater ( Melithreptus chloropsis ), also known as the Swan River honeyeater or western white-naped honeyeater, is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southwestern Australia.


Whitenaped Honeyeater AHP Wild

The white-naped honeyeater is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to eastern Australia. Birds from southwestern Australia have been shown to be a distinct species, Gilbert's honeyeater, and the eastern birds are more closely related to the black-headed honeyeater of Tasmania.


Whitenaped Honeyeater (Image ID 45872)

White-naped Crane: Gulo gulo luscus: North American wolverine: Gulo gulo luteus: California wolverine: Gymnobelideus leadbeateri: Leadbeater's Possum: Gymnogyps californianus: California condor: Gymnomyza samoensis: Mao (= maomao) (honeyeater) Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus: Pinyon Jay: Gyrinophilus gulolineatus: Berry Cave salamander: Gyrinophilus.


Whitenaped Honeyeater AHP Wild

Taxonomic note Melithreptus lunatus and M. chloropsis (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as M. lunatus following Christidis & Boles (2008) and Sibley.