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Gilbert's Honeyeater
Melithreptus chloropsisGould, 1848
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Melithreptus
At a glance
The Gilbert's Honeyeater, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
Gilbert's honeyeater, also known as the Swan River honeyeater or western white-naped honeyeater, is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southwestern Australia. A mid-sized honeyeater, it is olive-green above and white below, with a black head, nape and throat and a white patch over the eye and a white crescent-shaped patch on the nape. The bill is brownish-black and the eyes a dull red. The sexes have similar plumage.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Gilbert's Honeyeater?
The Gilbert's Honeyeater is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Gilbert's Honeyeater eat?
The Gilbert's Honeyeater feeds on insects, nectar, manna, honeydew and lerp, usually foraging in forages in tall eucalypt canopy foliage and flowers.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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