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| − | + | [[Image:New_Holland_Honeyeater.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo © by {{user|Neil|Neil}} <br/> Sydney, [[Australia]] June 2004]] | |
| − | [[Image:New_Holland_Honeyeater.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by {{user|Neil|Neil}} <br/> Sydney, [[Australia]] June 2004]] | ||
;[[:Category:Phylidonyris|Phylidonyris]] novaehollandiae | ;[[:Category:Phylidonyris|Phylidonyris]] novaehollandiae | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Black and white, large yellow wing patch, yellow sides on the tail, small white ear patch, a thin white whisker at the base of the bill and a white eye. Sexes are similar, females slightly smaller. Young birds are browner and have a grey eye. | + | Black and white, large yellow wing patch, yellow sides on the tail, small white ear patch, a thin white whisker at the base of the bill and a white eye. |
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| + | Sexes are similar, females slightly smaller. | ||
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| + | Young birds are browner and have a grey eye. | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[White-cheeked Honeyeater]] see image by Peter Day for comparison.<br /> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Click on image for larger version | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:2336 Honeyeater, New Holland2.jpg|Showing White-cheeked Honeyeater for comparison<br />Photo © by {{user|peterday|Peter Day}}<br />Cox Scrub Conservation Park [[South Australia]], October 2022 | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Australia]] | + | [[Image:1063 New Holland Honeyeater juv.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo © by {{user|peterday|Peter Day}}<br />Private property nr Normanville [[South Australia]], 23 September 2016]] |
| + | [[Australia]]: found in south east Queensland to Victoria, South Australia. South West Western Australia' | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies==== | |
| + | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *:P. n. novaehollandiae: | ||
| + | :*South East [[Queensland]] to [[Victoria]] and Eyre Peninsula ([[South Australia]]) | ||
| + | *:P. n. caudatus: | ||
| + | :*King Island and Flinders Islands (Bass Strait) | ||
| + | *:P. n. canescens: | ||
| + | *:[[Tasmania]] | ||
| + | *:P. n. campbelli: | ||
| + | :*Kangaroo Island (South Australia) | ||
| + | *:P. n. longirostris: | ||
| + | :*South West [[Western Australia]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Low scrub, swamps, heath, woodlands particularly where banksias are common. | Low scrub, swamps, heath, woodlands particularly where banksias are common. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| − | + | They eat mainly nectar but also fruit, insects and spiders. | |
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | + | The cup-shaped nest is made of bark and grasses, bound together with spider web, lined with soft material and is placed in a bush or tree. Both sexes feed the chicks. A pair of adults may raise two or three broods in a year. | |
| − | + | ==References== | |
| − | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}} | |
| + | {{Ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Phylidonyris | + | {{GSearch|"Phylidonyris novaehollandiae" {{!}} "New Holland Honeyeater"}} |
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phylidonyris]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Phylidonyris]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:11, 26 May 2023
- Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Identification
Black and white, large yellow wing patch, yellow sides on the tail, small white ear patch, a thin white whisker at the base of the bill and a white eye.
Sexes are similar, females slightly smaller.
Young birds are browner and have a grey eye.
Similar Species
White-cheeked Honeyeater see image by Peter Day for comparison.
Click on image for larger version
Showing White-cheeked Honeyeater for comparison
Photo © by Peter Day
Cox Scrub Conservation Park South Australia, October 2022
Distribution
Australia: found in south east Queensland to Victoria, South Australia. South West Western Australia'
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- P. n. novaehollandiae:
- South East Queensland to Victoria and Eyre Peninsula (South Australia)
- P. n. caudatus:
- King Island and Flinders Islands (Bass Strait)
- P. n. canescens:
- Tasmania
- P. n. campbelli:
- Kangaroo Island (South Australia)
- P. n. longirostris:
- South West Western Australia
Habitat
Low scrub, swamps, heath, woodlands particularly where banksias are common.
Behaviour
Diet
They eat mainly nectar but also fruit, insects and spiders.
Breeding
The cup-shaped nest is made of bark and grasses, bound together with spider web, lined with soft material and is placed in a bush or tree. Both sexes feed the chicks. A pair of adults may raise two or three broods in a year.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) New Holland Honeyeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/New_Holland_Honeyeater
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
