Honeyeaters

Honeyeaters
Family Meliphagidae

Eastern Spinebill	Lewin's Honeyeater	Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Singing Honeyeater	White-eared Honeyeater	Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Fuscous Honeyeater	White-plumed Honeyeater	Bell Miner
Noisy Miner	Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater	Little Wattlebird
Regent Honeyeater	Red Wattlebird	Crimson Chat
White-fronted Chat	Black Honeyeater	Scarlet Honeyeater
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater	Crescent Honeyeater	New Holland Honeyeater
Brown-headed Honeyeater	White-naped Honeyeater	Blue-faced Honeyeater
Noisy Friarbird	Little Friarbird	Striped Honeyeater
Painted Honeyeater

Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Common altitudinal migrant, with some birds resident in the ranges and on the tablelands
Photo by Helen Fallow	Photo by Graham Stephinson	Juvenile. Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Martin Butterfield	Photo by Harvey Perkins
Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Juvenile. Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Juvenile. Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Photo by John Gordon	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook
Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Rhonda Hansch	Photo by Julian Robinson
Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii Rare visitor to the ACT, mainly in winter
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Rhonda Abbott
Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops Common breeding migrant. Some birds are present in winter, apparently where sufficient food is available
Photo by Graham Stephinson	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Rhonda Abbott	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Rhonda Hansch	Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Rare vagrant from further west
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by David Cook	Photo by Peter Cowper	Photo by Peter Cowper	Photo by Julian Robinson
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Breeding resident with some altitudinal migration taking place
Photo by Graham Stephinson	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Harvey Perkins	Photo by Peter Cowper	Photo by Stuart Harris
Photo by Rhonda Hansch	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Julian Robinson	Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops Rare visitor, chiefly in the cooler months. Probably breeds not far away outside the ACT
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Harvey Perkins	Photo by Harvey Perkins	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	National Gallery, ACT. Photo by Stuart Harris
Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by James Rolevink	Photo by James Rolevink
Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by David Cook	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Julian Robinson	Photo by Stuart Harris
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Fuscous Honeyeater Lichenostomus fuscus Common breeding species. Many of the birds are altitudinal migrants
Newline, ACT. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by James Rolevink	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Rhonda Hansch
White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Common breeding resident. Only minor movements, probably to and from breeding areas, otherwise sedentary
Photo by Graham Stephinson	Photo by David Cook	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Peter Cowper	Photo by Harvey Perkins
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Juvenile. Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by David Cook
Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by David Cook	Feeding juvenile Pallid Cuckoo. Photo by Julian Robinson	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys Rare vagrant
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by David Cook
Photo by Julian Robinson
Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Common breeding resident
Photo by Helen Fallow	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Photo by David Cook	Photo by Robert Carew	Close up. Photo by Robert Carew	Mulligan's Flat, ACT. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Noel Luff
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis Rare vagrant from the inland
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by David Cook	Photo by Peter Cowper	Photo by Peter Cowper
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Julian Robinson
Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera Rare vagrant in our area
Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Aust. National Botanic Gardens, ACT. Photo by Mat Gilfedder	Photo by Harvey Perkins	Photo by Harvey Perkins	Photo by David Cook
Photo by David Cook	Photo by David Cook	Photo by David Cook	Photo by David Cook	Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Aust. National Botanic Gardens, ACT. Photo by Martin Butterfield	Aust. National Botanic Gardens, ACT. Photo by Martin Butterfield	Aust. National Botanic Gardens, ACT. Photo by Dimitris Bertzeletos
Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) The numbers of this species have apparently been reducing over many years despite conservation efforts. It is now a rare breeding visitor to the ACT
Mt Ainslie, ACT. Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Anthony Overs
Photo by Anthony Overs	Aust. National University, ACT. Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Photo by Stuart Harris
Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Common breeding resident. Part of the population is migratory, especially in the ranges
Photo by Helen Fallow	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Peter Fullagar	Aust. National Botanic Gardens. Photo by David Cook
Photo by Martin Butterfield	Photo by David Cook	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by James Rolevink	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook
Photo by Karen Hayhurst	Jerrabomberra Wetlands. Photo by David Cook	Juvenile. Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Juvenile. Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Julian Robinson
Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Awaiting elevation to the ACT list
Amaroo, ACT. Photo by Mat Gilfedder	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Lindsay Hansch
White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons Rare breeding resident in the ACT, possibly in declining numbers
Photo by Harvey Perkins	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Black Honeyeater Sugomel niger Rare vagrant
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Mulligan's Flat, ACT. Photo by Frank Antram	Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta Rare non-breeding migrant
Photo by Steve Stephinson	Close-up. Photo by Steve Stephinson
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Glyciphila melanops Rare vagrant
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus Uncommon breeding altitudinal migrant, possibly with some birds leaving the ACT. Others remain all year throughout much of the area
Photo by COG	Aust. National Botanic Gardens. Photo by David Cook	Aust. National Botanic Gardens. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Uncommon breeding resident, often nomadic. Usually found near flowering banksias and grevilleas
Photo by Helen Fallow	Photo by Helen Fallow	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Peter Fullagar
Photo by Peter Fullagar	Photo by David Cook	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by James Rolevink	Photo by James Rolevink
Jerrabomberra Wetlands, ACT. Photo by David Cook	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Frank Antram	Jerrabomberra Wetlands, ACT. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus breviostris Uncommon breeding resident, most often seen at higher altitudes. Occurs in small numbers in suitable habitat throughout the tablelands
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Harvey Perkins	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Stuart Harris	Photo by Stuart Harris
Mulligan's Flat, ACT. Photo by David Cook	Mulligan's Flat, ACT. Photo by Julian Robinson	Photo by Julian Robinson	Photo by Stuart Harris
White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus Common breeding migrant with some birds present over winter, especially in gardens where suitable food is found
Photo by Rhonda Abbott	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by James Rolevink	Photo by James Rolevink	Photo by James Rolevink
Immature. Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Frank Antram
Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis Rare vagrant
Photo by Martin Butterfield	Photo by Alex McLachlan	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Stuart Harris	Immature. Photo by Harvey Perkins
Photo by Frank Antram	Photo by Frank Antram	Photo by David Cook	Photo by David Cook	Juvenile. Photo by Noel Luff
Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Common breeding migrant chiefly on the tableland. A few occur during the cooler months
Photo by Helen Fallow	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Photo by James Rolevink	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	Wamboin, NSW. Photo by David Cook	On nest. Photo by David Cook	Photo by Julian Robinson
Photo by Julian Robinson
Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis In the past this has been referred to as rare, but records in the 1990s have been so numerous that it is regarded as an uncommon breeding migrant
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Harvey Perkins	Photo by Harvey Perkins
Photo by Lindsay Hansch

Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata Rare vagrant
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Lindsay Hansch	Photo by Rhonda Abbott	Photo by Anthony Overs
Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta Rare breeding migrant species, here for short periods over summer. Numbers seen in the ACT have declined alarming
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb	Photo by Geoffrey Dabb

Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Common altitudinal migrant, with some birds resident in the ranges and on the tablelands

Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
Rare visitor to the ACT, mainly in winter

Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops
Common breeding migrant. Some birds are present in winter, apparently where sufficient food is available

Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens
Rare vagrant from further west

White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Breeding resident with some altitudinal migration taking place

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops
Rare visitor, chiefly in the cooler months. Probably breeds not far away outside the ACT

Fuscous Honeyeater Lichenostomus fuscus
Common breeding species. Many of the birds are altitudinal migrants

White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Common breeding resident. Only minor movements, probably to and from breeding areas, otherwise sedentary

Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys
Rare vagrant

Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Common breeding resident

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
Rare vagrant from the inland

Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
Rare vagrant in our area

Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
The numbers of this species have apparently been reducing over many years despite conservation efforts. It is now a rare breeding visitor to the ACT

Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Common breeding resident. Part of the population is migratory, especially in the ranges

Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor
Awaiting elevation to the ACT list

White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons
Rare breeding resident in the ACT, possibly in declining numbers

Black Honeyeater Sugomel niger
Rare vagrant

Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta
Rare non-breeding migrant

Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Glyciphila melanops
Rare vagrant

Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
Uncommon breeding altitudinal migrant, possibly with some birds leaving the ACT. Others remain all year throughout much of the area

New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Uncommon breeding resident, often nomadic. Usually found near flowering banksias and grevilleas

Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus breviostris
Uncommon breeding resident, most often seen at higher altitudes. Occurs in small numbers in suitable habitat throughout the tablelands

White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
Common breeding migrant with some birds present over winter, especially in gardens where suitable food is found

Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
Rare vagrant

Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Common breeding migrant chiefly on the tableland. A few occur during the cooler months

Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
In the past this has been referred to as rare, but records in the 1990s have been so numerous that it is regarded as an uncommon breeding migrant

Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata
Rare vagrant

Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta
Rare breeding migrant species, here for short periods over summer. Numbers seen in the ACT have declined alarming

Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Common altitudinal migrant, with some birds resident in the ranges and on the tablelands

Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii Rare visitor to the ACT, mainly in winter

Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops Common breeding migrant. Some birds are present in winter, apparently where sufficient food is available

Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens Rare vagrant from further west

White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Breeding resident with some altitudinal migration taking place

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops Rare visitor, chiefly in the cooler months. Probably breeds not far away outside the ACT

Fuscous Honeyeater Lichenostomus fuscus Common breeding species. Many of the birds are altitudinal migrants

White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Common breeding resident. Only minor movements, probably to and from breeding areas, otherwise sedentary

Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys Rare vagrant

Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Common breeding resident

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis Rare vagrant from the inland

Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera Rare vagrant in our area

Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) The numbers of this species have apparently been reducing over many years despite conservation efforts. It is now a rare breeding visitor to the ACT

Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Common breeding resident. Part of the population is migratory, especially in the ranges

Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor Awaiting elevation to the ACT list

White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons Rare breeding resident in the ACT, possibly in declining numbers

Black Honeyeater Sugomel niger Rare vagrant

Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta Rare non-breeding migrant

Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Glyciphila melanops Rare vagrant

Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus Uncommon breeding altitudinal migrant, possibly with some birds leaving the ACT. Others remain all year throughout much of the area

New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Uncommon breeding resident, often nomadic. Usually found near flowering banksias and grevilleas

Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus breviostris Uncommon breeding resident, most often seen at higher altitudes. Occurs in small numbers in suitable habitat throughout the tablelands

White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus Common breeding migrant with some birds present over winter, especially in gardens where suitable food is found

Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis Rare vagrant

Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater ) Common breeding migrant chiefly on the tableland. A few occur during the cooler months

Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis In the past this has been referred to as rare, but records in the 1990s have been so numerous that it is regarded as an uncommon breeding migrant

Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata Rare vagrant

Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta Rare breeding migrant species, here for short periods over summer. Numbers seen in the ACT have declined alarming

Eastern Spinebill Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Common altitudinal migrant, with some birds resident in the ranges and on the tablelands

Lewin's Honeyeater Meliphaga lewinii
Rare visitor to the ACT, mainly in winter

Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops
Common breeding migrant. Some birds are present in winter, apparently where sufficient food is available

Singing Honeyeater Lichenostomus virescens
Rare vagrant from further west

White-eared Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Breeding resident with some altitudinal migration taking place

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Lichenostomus melanops
Rare visitor, chiefly in the cooler months. Probably breeds not far away outside the ACT

Fuscous Honeyeater Lichenostomus fuscus
Common breeding species. Many of the birds are altitudinal migrants

White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Common breeding resident. Only minor movements, probably to and from breeding areas, otherwise sedentary

Bell Miner Manorina melanophrys
Rare vagrant

Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Common breeding resident

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Acanthagenys rufogularis
Rare vagrant from the inland

Little Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera
Rare vagrant in our area

Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
The numbers of this species have apparently been reducing over many years despite conservation efforts. It is now a rare breeding visitor to the ACT

Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Common breeding resident. Part of the population is migratory, especially in the ranges

Crimson Chat Epthianura tricolor
Awaiting elevation to the ACT list

White-fronted Chat Epthianura albifrons
Rare breeding resident in the ACT, possibly in declining numbers

Black Honeyeater Sugomel niger
Rare vagrant

Scarlet Honeyeater Myzomela sanguinolenta
Rare non-breeding migrant

Tawny-crowned Honeyeater Glyciphila melanops
Rare vagrant

Crescent Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
Uncommon breeding altitudinal migrant, possibly with some birds leaving the ACT. Others remain all year throughout much of the area

New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Uncommon breeding resident, often nomadic. Usually found near flowering banksias and grevilleas

Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus breviostris
Uncommon breeding resident, most often seen at higher altitudes. Occurs in small numbers in suitable habitat throughout the tablelands

White-naped Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus
Common breeding migrant with some birds present over winter, especially in gardens where suitable food is found

Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
Rare vagrant

Noisy Friarbird Philemon corniculatus( Bird Call © 2004 Peter Fullagar and Ederic Slater )
Common breeding migrant chiefly on the tableland. A few occur during the cooler months

Little Friarbird Philemon citreogularis
In the past this has been referred to as rare, but records in the 1990s have been so numerous that it is regarded as an uncommon breeding migrant

Striped Honeyeater Plectorhyncha lanceolata
Rare vagrant

Painted Honeyeater Grantiella picta
Rare breeding migrant species, here for short periods over summer. Numbers seen in the ACT have declined alarming