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Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
Ptilotula ornata(Gould, 1838)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Ptilotula
At a glance
The Yellow-plumed Honeyeater is a small bird, about 14–19 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 14–19 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater look like?
The Yellow-plumed Honeyeater is a small bird, about 14–19 cm long and weighing 11–23 g.
The yellow-plumed honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it inhabits temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater?
The Yellow-plumed 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
Sam Hambly · Flint WA 6302, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
What does a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater eat?
The Yellow-plumed Honeyeater feeds on nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in pairs or flocks or alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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