BirdUp · Species
Black Honeyeater
Sugomel nigrum(Gould, 1838)
Native
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Sugomel
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The black honeyeater is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae and the sole species in the genus Sugomel. The black honeyeater exhibits sexual dimorphism, with the male being black and white while the female is a speckled grey-brown; immature birds look like the female. The species is endemic to Australia, and ranges widely across the arid areas of the continent, through open woodland and shrubland, particularly in areas where the emu bush and related species occur.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Australia (except north, south, Tasmania)
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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