BirdUp · Species
Banded Honeyeater
Cissomela pectoralis(Gould, 1841)
Endemic
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Cissomela
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The banded honeyeater is a species of honeyeater in the family Meliphagidae with a characteristic narrow black band across its white underparts. It is endemic to tropical northern Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- North-east WA to Cape York Pen., north-east QLD (north-central to north-east Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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