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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 ) [ Common altitudinal migrant, with some birds resident in the ranges and on the tablelands ]

Eastern Spinebill
Photo by Helen Fallow
Eastern Spinebill
Photo by Graham Stephinson
Eastern Spinebill
Juvenile.
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Eastern Spinebill
Photo by Martin Butterfield
Eastern Spinebill
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Eastern Spinebill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Eastern Spinebill
Photo by Stuart Harris
Eastern Spinebill
Photo by Stuart Harris
Eastern Spinebill
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Eastern Spinebill juvenile
Juvenile.
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Eastern Spinebill juvenile
Juvenile.
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Eastern Spinebill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Eastern Spinebill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Eastern Spinebill
Photo by John Gordon
Eastern Spinebill
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Eastern Spinebill
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Eastern Spinebill
Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Eastern Spinebill
Photo by Julian Robinson


   Lewin's Honeyeater ( Meliphaga lewinii ) [ Rare visitor to the ACT, mainly in winter ]

Lewin's Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Lewin's Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Lewin's Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Lewin's Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Lewin's Honeyeater
Photo by Rhonda Abbott
Lewin's Honeyeater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Lewin's Honeyeater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Lewin's Honeyeater
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


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

Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Photo by Graham Stephinson
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Photo by Rhonda Abbott
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Photo by Stuart Harris
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


   Singing Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus virescens ) [ Rare vagrant from further west ]

Singing Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Singing Honeyeater
Photo by David Cook
Singing Honeyeater
Photo by Peter Cowper
Singing Honeyeater
Photo by Peter Cowper
Singing Honeyeater
Photo by Julian Robinson
Singing Honeyeater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   White-eared Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus leucotis ) [ Breeding resident with some altitudinal migration taking place ]

White-eared Honeyeater
Photo by Graham Stephinson
White-eared Honeyeater
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
White-eared Honeyeater
Photo by Harvey Perkins
White-eared Honeyeater
Photo by Peter Cowper
White-eared Honeyeater
Photo by Stuart Harris
White-eared Honeyeater
Photo by Rhonda Hansch
White-eared Honeyeater
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
White-eared Honeyeater
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
White-eared Honeyeater
Photo by Julian Robinson
White-eared Honeyeater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
White-eared Honeyeater
Photo by Stuart Harris
White-eared Honeyeater
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


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

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
National Gallery, ACT.
Photo by Stuart Harris
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Photo by Stuart Harris
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Photo by James Rolevink
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Photo by James Rolevink
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Photo by Stuart Harris
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Photo by David Cook
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Photo by Julian Robinson
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Photo by Stuart Harris
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Fuscous Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus fuscus ) [ Common breeding species. Many of the birds are altitudinal migrants ]

Fuscous Honeyeater
Newline, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Fuscous Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Fuscous Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Fuscous Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Fuscous Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Fuscous Honeyeater
Photo by Stuart Harris
Fuscous Honeyeater
Photo by James Rolevink
Fuscous Honeyeater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Fuscous Honeyeater
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


   White-plumed Honeyeater ( Lichenostomus penicillatus ) [ Common breeding resident. Only minor movements, probably to and from breeding areas, otherwise sedentary ]

White-plumed Honeyeater
Photo by Graham Stephinson
White-plumed Honeyeater
Photo by David Cook
White-plumed Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
White-plumed Honeyeater
Photo by Peter Cowper
White-plumed Honeyeater
Photo by Harvey Perkins
White-plumed Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
White-plumed Honeyeater juvenile
Juvenile.
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
White-plumed Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
White-plumed Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
White-plumed Honeyeater
Photo by David Cook
White-plumed Honeyeater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
White-plumed Honeyeater
Photo by David Cook
White-plumed Honeater feeding juvenile Pallid Cuckoo
Feeding juvenile Pallid Cuckoo.
Photo by Julian Robinson
White-plumed Honeyeater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
White-plumed Honeyeater
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


   Bell Miner ( Manorina melanophrys ) [ Rare vagrant ]

Bell Miner
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Bell Miner
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Bell Miners
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Bell Miners
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Bell Miner
Photo by David Cook
Bell Miner
Photo by Julian Robinson


   Noisy Miner ( Manorina melanocephala ) [ Common breeding resident ]

Noisy Miner
Photo by Helen Fallow
Noisy Miner
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Noisy Miner
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Noisy Miner
Photo by Stuart Harris
Noisy Miner
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Noisy Miner
Photo by David Cook
Noisy Miner
Photo by Robert Carew
Noisy Miner
Close up.
Photo by Robert Carew
Noisy Miner
Mulligan's Flat, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Noisy Miner
Photo by Noel Luff


   Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater ( Acanthagenys rufogularis ) [ Rare vagrant from the inland ]

Spiny-cheeked Honeyeaters
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Photo by David Cook
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Photo by Peter Cowper
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Photo by Peter Cowper
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Photo by Julian Robinson


   Little Wattlebird ( Anthochaera chrysoptera ) [ Rare vagrant in our area ]

Little Wattlebird
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Little Wattlebird
Aust. National Botanic Gardens, ACT.
Photo by Mat Gilfedder
Little Wattlebird
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Little Wattlebird
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Little Wattlebird
Photo by David Cook
Little Wattlebird
Photo by David Cook
Little Wattlebird
Photo by David Cook
Little Wattlebird
Photo by David Cook
Little Wattlebird
Photo by David Cook
Little Wattlebird
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Little Wattlebird
Aust. National Botanic Gardens, ACT.
Photo by Martin Butterfield
Little Wattlebird
Aust. National Botanic Gardens, ACT.
Photo by Martin Butterfield
Little Wattlebird
Aust. National Botanic Gardens, ACT.
Photo by Dimitris Bertzeletos


   Regent Honeyeater ( Anthochaera phrygia ) [ 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 ]

Regent Honeyeater
Mt Ainslie, ACT.
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Regent Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Regent Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Regent Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Regent Honeyeater
Photo by Anthony Overs
Regent Honeyeater
Photo by Anthony Overs
Regent Honeyeater
Aust. National University, ACT.
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Regent Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Regent Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Regent Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Regent Honeyeater
Photo by Stuart Harris


   Red Wattlebird ( Anthochaera carunculata ) [ Common breeding resident. Part of the population is migratory, especially in the ranges ]

Red Wattlebird
Photo by Helen Fallow
Red Wattlebird
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Red Wattlebird
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Red Wattlebird
Photo by Peter Fullagar
Red Wattlebird
Aust. National Botanic Gardens.
Photo by David Cook
Red Wattlebird
Photo by Martin Butterfield
Red Wattlebird
Photo by David Cook
Red Wattlebird
Photo by Stuart Harris
Red Wattlebird
Photo by James Rolevink
Red Wattlebird
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Red Wattlebird
Photo by Karen Hayhurst
Red Wattlebird
Jerrabomberra Wetlands.
Photo by David Cook
Red Wattlebird
Juvenile. Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Red Wattlebird
Juvenile. Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Red Wattlebird
Photo by Julian Robinson


   Crimson Chat ( Epthianura tricolor ) [ Awaiting elevation to the ACT list ]

Crimson Chat
Amaroo, ACT.
Photo by Mat Gilfedder
Crimson Chat
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Crimson Chat
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Crimson Chat
Photo by Stuart Harris
Crimson Chat
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


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

White-fronted Chat
Photo by Harvey Perkins
White-fronted Chat
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
White-fronted Chat
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
White-fronted Chat
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
White-fronted Chat
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
White-fronted Chat
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


   Black Honeyeater ( Sugomel niger ) [ Rare vagrant ]

Black Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Black Honeyeater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Black Honeyeater
Mulligan's Flat, ACT.
Photo by Frank Antram
Black Honeyeater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Scarlet Honeyeater ( Myzomela sanguinolenta ) [ Rare non-breeding migrant ]

Scarlet Honeyeater
Photo by Steve Stephinson
Scarlet Honeyeater
Close-up.
Photo by Steve Stephinson


   Tawny-crowned Honeyeater ( Glyciphila melanops ) [ Rare vagrant ]

Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Photo by Stuart Harris
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
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 ]

Crescent Honeyeater
Photo by COG
Crescent Honeyeater
Aust. National Botanic Gardens.
Photo by David Cook
Crescent Honeyeater
Aust. National Botanic Gardens.
Photo by David Cook
Crescent Honeyeater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Crescent Honeyeater
Photo by Rhonda Hansch
Crescent Honeyeater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   New Holland Honeyeater ( Phylidonyris novaehollandiae ) [ Uncommon breeding resident, often nomadic. Usually found near flowering banksias and grevilleas ]

New Holland Honeyeater
Photo by Helen Fallow
New Holland Honeyeater
Photo by Helen Fallow
New Holland Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
New Holland Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
New Holland Honeyeater
Photo by Peter Fullagar
New Holland Honeyeater
Photo by Peter Fullagar
New Holland Honeyeater
Photo by David Cook
New Holland Honeyeaters
Photo by Stuart Harris
New Holland Honeyeater
Photo by James Rolevink
New Holland Honeyeater
Photo by James Rolevink
New Holland Honeyeater
Jerrabomberra Wetlands, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
New Holland Honeyeater
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
New Holland Honeyeater
Photo by Frank Antram
New Holland Honeyeater
Jerrabomberra Wetlands, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
New Holland Honeyeater
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 ]

Brown-headed Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Photo by Stuart Harris
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Photo by Stuart Harris
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Mulligan's Flat, ACT.
Photo by David Cook
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Mulligan's Flat, ACT.
Photo by Julian Robinson
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Photo by Julian Robinson
Brown-headed Honeyeater
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 ]

White-naped Honeyeater
Photo by Rhonda Abbott
White-naped Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
White-naped Honeyeater
Photo by James Rolevink
White-naped Honeyeater
Photo by James Rolevink
White-naped Honeyeater
Photo by James Rolevink
White-naped Honeyeater
Immature. Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
White-naped Honeyeater
Photo by Frank Antram


   Blue-faced Honeyeater ( Entomyzon cyanotis ) [ Rare vagrant ]

Blue-faced Honeyeater
Photo by Martin Butterfield

Blue-faced Honeyeater
Photo by Alex McLachlan
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Photo by Stuart Harris
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Immature.
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Photo by Frank Antram
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Photo by Frank Antram
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Photo by David Cook
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Photo by David Cook
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Juvenile.
Photo by Noel Luff
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Photo by Rhonda Hansch


   Noisy Friarbird ( Philemon corniculatus ) [ Common breeding migrant chiefly on the tableland. A few occur during the cooler months ]

Noisy Friarbird
Photo by Helen Fallow
Noisy Friarbird
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Noisy Friarbird juveniles
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Noisy Friarbird juveniles
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Noisy Friarbird juveniles
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Noisy Friarbird
Photo by James Rolevink
Noisy Friarbird
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Noisy Friarbird
Wamboin, NSW.
Photo by David Cook
Noisy Friarbird
On nest.
Photo by David Cook
Noisy Friarbird
Photo by Julian Robinson
Noisy Friarbird
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 ]

Little Friarbird
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Little Friarbird
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Little Friarbirds
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Little Friarbird
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Little Friarbird
Photo by Harvey Perkins
Little Friarbird
Photo by Lindsay Hansch


   Striped Honeyeater ( Plectorhyncha lanceolata ) [ Rare vagrant ]

Striped Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Striped Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Striped Honeyeater
Photo by Lindsay Hansch
Striped Honeyeater
Photo by Rhonda Abbott
Striped Honeyeater
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 ]

Painted Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Painted Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Painted Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Painted Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Painted Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Painted Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb
Painted Honeyeater
Photo by Geoffrey Dabb