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Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
Photo · Broinowski, Gracius J.

BirdUp · Species

Yellow-plumed Honeyeater

Ptilotula ornata(Gould, 1838)

Updated 11 June 2026

Origin: Endemic
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
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Voice
  • Behaviour
  • Gallery

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

Field specs

Length
14–19 cm
Weight
11–23.2 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 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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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the Yellow-plumed Honeyeater live in Australia?

The Yellow-plumed Honeyeater is endemic to Australia, recorded across 39 of Australia’s bioregions.

BreedingPatchily from south-west WA to central NSW (south Australia)

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Resident
  • Non-breeding

7 regions recorded