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Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
Meliphaga notata(Gould, 1867)
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- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Meliphaga
At a glance
The Yellow-spotted Honeyeater is a small bird, about 17–20 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.
- Size
- 17–20 cm
- Origin
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
- Commonness
- Endemic
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
What does a Yellow-spotted Honeyeater look like?
The Yellow-spotted Honeyeater is a small bird, about 17–20 cm long and weighing 21–34 g.
The yellow-spotted honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is also known as the lesser lewin. The bird is endemic to northern Queensland. The bird's common name refers to the yellow patch that members of the species have behind their eyes.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
03 · When
When to look
When can you see a Yellow-spotted Honeyeater?
The Yellow-spotted 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 Yellow-spotted Honeyeater eat?
The Yellow-spotted Honeyeater feeds on fruit, nectar/pollen and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging alone.
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
5 photos
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