by Peter Rowland | Saturday, October 17, 2020
Crescent Honeyeater Scientific Name: Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus Size: Total Length 14-16cm What does it look like? The Crescent Honeyeater is a small to medium-sized honeyeater. The male is dark grey above, paler and more grey-brown below, with a broad yellow patch on...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 26, 2020
Strong-billed Honeyeater Scientific Name: Melithreptus validirostris Size: 16.5 to 17.5 cm What does it look like? Slightly bigger than the similar Black-headed Honeyeater M. affinis, which is the only other member of this genus to be found in Tasmania. The...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
White-plumed Honeyeater Scientific Name: Lichenostomus penicillatus Size: 15 to 17 cm What does it look and sound like? The White-plumed Honeyeater is common and familiar throughout the majority of the Australian Mainland. Although the intensity of the overall...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Yellow Wattlebird Scientific Name: Anthochaera paradoxa Size: 38 to 45 cm What does it look and sound like? Australia’s largest honeyeater. The Yellow Wattlebird is characterised by the long orange-yellow wattle that descends from each cheek and very long, graduated...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater Scientific Name: Lichenostomus melanops Size: Total Length 17-23cm What does it look like? The Yellow-tufted Honeyeater is identified by its yellow and black plumage, with yellow crown and throat and distinct yellow ear-tufts. The Helmeted...
