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Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Gliciphila melanops(Latham, 1801)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Gliciphila
At a glance
The Tawny-crowned Honeyeater is a small bird, about 14–18 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 14–18 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Tawny-crowned Honeyeater look like?
The Tawny-crowned Honeyeater is a small bird, about 14–18 cm long and weighing 12–24 g.
The tawny-crowned honeyeater is a passerine bird native to southern Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Tawny-crowned Honeyeater?
The Tawny-crowned 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 Tawny-crowned Honeyeater eat?
The Tawny-crowned Honeyeater feeds on nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
3 photos
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