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Banded HoneyeaterSize: 11.5-13.5 cm Weight: 8-13 g |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
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BREEDING |
Near-frontal view of an adult Banded Honeyeater in breeding
plumage
with its tongue sticking out (photo courtesy of R. Russell)
[Mount Molloy, QLD, November 2007]
Near-lateral view of an adult Banded Honeyeater in breeding
plumage
- the gape is dark and both mantle and band are black
(photo courtesy of R. Russell)
[Mount Molloy, QLD, November 2007]
Lateral view of an adult Banded Honeyeater in breeding
plumage
- both mantle and band are black
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Marrakai track, Adelaide River floodplain, NT, July 2014]
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NON-BREEDING |
Frontal view of an adult Banded Honeyeater in non-breeding
plumage;
note the yellow gape, but black breast band and cap
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Julatten, QLD, December 2020]
Frontal view of a Banded Honeyeater in non-breeding
plumage
looking sideways
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Darwin River Dam, NT, August 2013]
Frontal view of a Banded Honeyeater in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, July 2019]
Different view of the same Banded Honeyeater as shown above
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, July 2019]
Near-lateral view of a Banded Honeyeater in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Boettcher, FNQ Nature Tours)
[Julatten, QLD, December 2020]
Lateral view of a Banded Honeyeater in non-breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Darwin River Dam, NT, August 2013]
Lateral view of a Banded Honeyeater in non-breeding
plumage;
note the brown back
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Buchanan Highway, NT, November 2018]
Lateral view of a Banded Honeyeater in non-breeding plumage hopping from branch
to branch
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Marrakai track, NT, August 2013]
Lateral view of a Banded Honeyeater in non-breeding plumage taking a bath together with
Masked Finches
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Nackeroo Lookout Road, Timber Creek, NT, November 2018]
Dorsal view of a Banded Honeyeater in non-breeding
plumage;
note the brown back
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Buchanan Highway, NT, November 2018]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Near-lateral view of a Banded Honeyeater moulting into adult
plumage
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Nitmiluk NP,
near Katherine, NT, September 2020]
Near-lateral view of a juvenile Banded Honeyeater - note the
brown mantle and dark-brown band
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Marrakai track, Adelaide River floodplain, NT, July 2014]
Lateral view of a juvenile Banded Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Nitmiluk NP,
near Katherine, NT, September 2020]
Lateral view of a juvenile Banded Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[100 km W of Timber Creek, NT, July 2020]
Near-dorsal view of a juvenile Banded Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[100 km W of Timber Creek, NT, July 2020]
Frontal view of a very young Banded
Honeyeater - note the brown mantle and light-brown band
(photo
courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Marrakai track, Adelaide River floodplain, NT, July 2014]
Lateral view of a very young Banded
Honeyeater - note the brown mantle and light-brown band
(photo
courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Marrakai track, Adelaide River floodplain, NT, July 2014]
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Food, Diet |
Banded Honeyeater in non-breeding plumage feeding on the nectar of a
Grevillea
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Darwin River Dam, NT, August 2013]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
bandhon_pb_20181115.m4a | (Inland NT) | Contact call? (Q&A) | © PB | |
bandhon_pb_20181117.m4a | (Inland NT) | Various | © PB | |
bandhon_pb_20200727.m4a | (Inland NT) | Various | © PB | |
bandhon_pb_20181115_2.m4a | (Inland NT) | Various | © PB | |
bandhon_pb_20181115_3.m4a | (Inland NT) | Annoyed? | © PB |
More Banded Honeyeater sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.