- Gliciphila melanops
Phylidonyris melanops
Identification
14–18 cm (5½-7 in)
- Cinnamon crown
- White forehead and supercilium
- Black mask through the eye and extending down the neck sides to the breast
- White throat
- Greyish-brown upperparts
- Olive-brown streaks and mottling on mantle and back
- White underparts
Distribution
Endemic to Australia.
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in genus Phylidonyris.
Subspecies
There are 2 ubspecies[1]:
- G. m. melanops:
- North East New South Wales to south-eastern South Australia, eastern Tasmania and south-western Western Australia
- G. m. chelidonia:
- Western Tasmania
Habitat
Coastal and inland dryish heaths and low woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of nectar taken from a wide variety of flowering shrubs. They also eat insects, often taken in flight.
Breeding
They construct a strong cup nest from twigs, strips of bark and grass. It is lined with with soft material such as plant down, wool and fur. It is placed in a clump of grass or low in a dense bush. The clutch is thought to contain or 2 or three eggs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2018)
- Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges species sheet
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tawny-crowned Honeyeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tawny-crowned_Honeyeater
