BirdUp · Species
Purple-gaped Honeyeater
Lichenostomus cratitius(Gould, 1841)
Endemic
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Lichenostomus
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The purple-gaped honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to semi-arid southern Australia, where it inhabits mallee, tall heath and associated low eucalypt woodland.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South-west and south-central 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
6 photos
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