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Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus(Latham, 1801)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Phylidonyris
At a glance
The Crescent Honeyeater is a small bird, about 14–17 cm long, listed as Least Concern and endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 14–17 cm
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Movement
- Partial migrant
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Crescent Honeyeater look like?
The Crescent Honeyeater is a small bird, about 14–17 cm long and weighing 10–21 g, identified by its broad black crescent on breast, white-outlined; bright yellow wing patches; fine white streak above eye; and yellow panels on tail sides.
The crescent honeyeater is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southeastern Australia. A member of the genus Phylidonyris, it is most closely related to the common New Holland honeyeater and the white-cheeked honeyeater. Two subspecies are recognized, with P. p. halmaturinus restricted in range to Kangaroo Island and the Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Broad black crescent on breast, white-outlined
Prominent crescentic marking on each side of the breast, sharply defined by white.
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Bright yellow wing patches
Vibrant yellow patches on the primaries, standing out against the dark grey plumage.
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Fine white streak above eye
A thin, sharp white supercilium contrasting with the dark grey head.
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Yellow panels on tail sides
Yellow edges on outer tail feathers form noticeable yellow panels, visible on either side of the tail.
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Crescent Honeyeater?
The Crescent 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
Caleb Catto · Mount Field, AU-TS-DV, AU-TS, AU
Call
Rosalie Lawrence · South Australia, AU
Call
Caleb Catto · Tasman, AU-TS-TA, AU-TS, AU
Call
cassi saari · Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers, AU-TS-WC, AU-TS, AU
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Crescent Honeyeater eat?
The Crescent Honeyeater feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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