BirdUp · Species
Rufous-banded Honeyeater
Conopophila albogularis(Gould, 1843)
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Conopophila
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The rufous-banded honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea and northern Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. The rufous-banded honeyeater is considered one of the most common small birds in the suburban ecosystem of Darwin, Australia, notable because its lack of introduced bird species. It is also native to Queensland, Australia. Ornithologist F. Salomonsen recognized two subspecies of rufous-banded honeyeater, Conopophila albogularis and Conopophila mimikae but J. Ford disagreed with this subspeciation.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Aru Is. (south-west of New Guinea), south-central and north-east and south-east New Guinea, and north NT to north Cape York Pen., north-east QLD (north-central and north-east 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
3 photos
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