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White-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula penicillata(Gould, 1837)
Native
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Ptilotula
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The white-plumed honeyeater is a small passerine bird endemic to Australia. White-plumed honeyeaters are common around water and are often seen in backyards and suburbs with vegetation cover.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Australia (except north, south-west, Tasmania)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
call · Quality A
Peter Russell · Cooya Pooya, Shire of Roebourne, Western Australia, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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