BirdUp · Species
Black-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus affinis(Lesson, RP, 1839)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Melithreptus
At a glance
The Black-headed Honeyeater is a small bird, about 14 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 14 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Black-headed Honeyeater look like?
The Black-headed Honeyeater is a small bird, about 14 cm long and weighing 12–19 g.
The black-headed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is one of two members of the genus Melithreptus endemic to Tasmania. Its natural habitats are temperate forest and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. Despite its name, the black-headed honeyeater eats predominantly insects.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Black-headed Honeyeater?
The Black-headed Honeyeater is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Maria Duynisveld · Channel Hwy at Oakleigh Av, Taroona TAS 7053, Australia
Call
Maria Duynisveld · Channel Hwy before Churchill Rd, Taroona TAS 7053, Australia
Call
Caleb Catto · Tasmania, Eugenana, TAS, AU
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Black-headed Honeyeater eat?
The Black-headed Honeyeater feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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