GRACEFUL HONEYEATER

Photographed in Iron Range, Queensland, January 2021

1311                 GRACEFUL HONEYEATER               Microptilis gracilis

AUSTRALIAN BIRDS                   796

The Graceful Honeyeater was split from the Cryptic Honeyeater in 2019. It ranges from Cape York, north of Cooktown up into southern New Guinea.

GREY HONEYEATER

Photographed just south of Alice Springs May 2016

783               GREY HONEYEATER               Conopophila whitei

Australia           (627)

Found in mature mulga, Acacia aneura, woodlands; open mulga with spinifex; tall open scrub dominated by other acacias, eremophilas; sandhills with red mulga. 10.5-12 cm. Range: inland Aust., from ne SA to Pilbara (WA); n. to c. Frewena-Wave Hill (NT); s. through nw. SA to Gt Victoria Desert-Wanjarri-Yalgoo (WA). Regular in mulga belt n. of Alice Springs. Rare, little known; nomadic.

WHITE-LINED HONEYEATER

Photographed at Gubara, Kakadu, Northern Territory May 2016

774     WHITE-LINED HONEYEATER          Meliphaga albilineata

Australia     (618)

Found in rainforests, paperbarks; eucalyptus woodlands on sandstone escarpments; hills. 19 cm. Range: nominate race n and w escarpments of Arnhem Land Plateau (NT). Race fordiana: nw Kimberley (WA). Locally common.

RUFOUS-BANDED HONEYEATER

Photographed at Fogg Dam, Northern Territory May 2016

770             RUFOUS-BANDED HONEYEATER                 Canopophila albogularis

Australia          (614)

Found in watercourse vegetation, mangroves, paperbark, monsoon forests, eucalypt woodlands, coastal scrubs, cultivation, gardens. 12-13 cm. Range: coastal n. Aust. and islands: from Top End (NT), s. to Victoria R. Downs-Katherine-Roper R.; e. on Gulf coast to w. and ne Cape York Pen. (Q), s to c. Lakefield NP. Common.

RUFOUS-THROATED HONEYEATER

Photographed at Cumberland Dam, north Queensland October 2015

721         RUFOUS-THROATED HONEYEATER           Canopophila rufogularis

Australia        (563)

Found near water; paperbarks, mangroves, scrublands, grassed woodlands; river red gum thickets; gardens, street trees. 13-14 cm. Range: coastal n. Aust.; from c. Broome (WA) to Cape York Pen. (n. to Embley Ra., c. 80 kms inland of Weipa); inland part of Atherton Tableland, s. to Ayr (Q); casual s. to Gympie-Fraser Is. Common in n. patchy e. coast. Blossom nomad.

VARIED HONEYEATER

Photographed on The Esplanade, Cairns, Queensland October 2015

713           VARIED HONEYEATER              Lichenostomus versicolor

Australia           (555)

Found in coastal scrubs,adjacent woodlands; mangroves; trees on suburban waterfronts; streets, gardens of coastal towns. 18-21 cm. Range: coastal ne. Q and islands, from Cape York s. to Halifax Bay. In Townsville-Cardwell region (Q), interbreeds with Mangrove Honeyeater. Locally common, sedentary.

WHITE-STREAKED HONEYEATER

Photographed at Mount Tozer, Queensland October 2015

697        WHITE-STREAKED HONEYEATER            Trichodere cockerelli

Australia       (539)

Also known as Brush-throated Honeyeater. Only bird endemic to Cape York Pen; Range: s. to Archer R. on w. coast, Helenvale on e. coast. Found in paperbarks, tropical heathlands, vine scrubs, eucalypt woodlands. Fairly common. Locally nomadic.

TAWNY-BREASTED HONEYEATER

Photographed at Gordon's Creek crossing, Iron Range, Queensland October 2015

693         TAWNY-BREASTED HONEYEATER             Xanthotis flaviventer

Australia          (535)

Also known as Buff-breasted Honeyeater. 18-20 cm. Found in vine scrub; edges of rainforests; eucalyptus woodlands; heathlands, mangroves. Range: n. Cape York Pen. (Q): s. to Aurukun on w. coast; Rocky R. on e. coast. Uncommon. Sedentary.

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GREEN-BACKED HONEYEATER

Photographed in Iron Range, Queensland October 2015

692         GREEN-BACKED HONEYEATER             Glycichaera fallax

Australia        (534)

11-12 cm. Found in rainforest, vine forest, blossoming eucalypt woodlands. Range: e. Cape York Pen. (Q), from Iron Range s. to McIlwraith Ra., w. to near Weipa. Fairly common. Sedentary.

BROWN-BACKED HONEYEATER

Photographed at Abattoir Swamp, Queensland October 2015

676             BROWN-BACKED HONEYEATER            Ramsayornis modestus

Australia           (518)

Found in paperbark woodlands, waterside thickets, blossoming eucalypt woodlands, mangroves; ventures far from cover; perches dead trees. 11-13 cm. Range: coastal ne Q. and islands: from Cape York (Q) s. on w. coast to Archer R.; on e. coast s. to c. Bowen; inland to Coen-Atherton Tableland. Common, patchier in higher, drier parts of range. Migratory, or seasonally nomadic.

YELLOW-SPOTTED HONEYEATER

Photographed at Crystal Creek caravan park, September 2015

655          YELLOW SPOTTED HONEYEATER      Meliphaga notata

Australia         (497)

Also known as Lesser Lewin Honeyeater. 17.5 cm. Found in rainforests, monsoon forests, vine scrubs, eucalypt woodlands, watercourses, mangroves, bananas, cultivation, lantana, gardens; mostly below c. 400m. Range: ne. Queensland from Cape York s. to Aurukun R. on w. coast; Townsville on e. coast in lower foothills, coastal islands. Nomadic.

EUNGELLA HONEYEATER

Photographed near the village of Eungella, Queensland September 2015.

651          EUNGELLA HONEYEATER              Lichenostomus hinwoodi

Australia          (493)             

Found in rainforest above c. 600 m 16-18 CM; lower eucalypt woodlands in winter. Endemic to Australia. Range limited to Eungella NP-Mt Dalrymple State Forest on Clarke Range., 80 kms w. of Mackay (Q).