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Yellow Honeyeater
Stomiopera flava(Gould, 1843)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Stomiopera
At a glance
The Yellow Honeyeater is a small bird, about 16–19 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 16–19 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Yellow Honeyeater look like?
The Yellow Honeyeater is a small bird, about 16–19 cm long and weighing 14–31 g.
The yellow honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Yellow Honeyeater?
The Yellow Honeyeater is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
Call
Steve Fitzgerald · Cairns, QLD, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Yellow Honeyeater eat?
The Yellow Honeyeater feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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