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Bar-breasted HoneyeaterAlternate name(s): "Fasciated Honeyeater", "White-breasted Honeyeater" Size: 13-15 cm Weight: 11-16 g |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of an adult Bar-breasted Honeyeater with
pollen stuck to its frons
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP,
NT, July 2020]
Frontal view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Palmerston Golf Course, Palmerston, NT, July 2020]
Frontal/ventral view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater
[Pine Creek, NT, August 2014]
Frontal/ventral view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater; this is the bird
whose calls were
recorded on 3 September 2019
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Tumbling Waters, near Darwin, NT, September 2019]
Near-frontal view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Leanyer Swamp, Darwin, NT, October 2019]
Near-frontal view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Palmerston Golf Course, Palmerston, NT, July 2020]
Near-lateral view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Darwin, NT, August 2019]
Near-lateral view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP,
NT, July 2020]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, March 2013]
Close-up lateral view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[McMinns Lagoon, near Darwin, NT, January 2019]
Lateral view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater
[Pine Creek, NT, August 2014]
Lateral/ventral view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Holmes Jungle
Nature Park, Darwin, NT, July 2020]
Lateral/ventral view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[McMinns Lagoon, near Darwin, NT, September 2018]
Lateral/ventral view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Darwin River Dam, near Darwin, NT, August 2017]
Near-dorsal view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Leanyer Swamp, Darwin, NT, October 2019]
Ventral view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater in flight
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[McMinns Lagoon, near Darwin, NT, January 2019]
Lateral view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater banking to land
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[McMinns Lagoon, near Darwin, NT, January 2019]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal/ventral view of a juvenile Bar-breasted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Darwin River Dam, near Darwin, NT, August 2017]
Near-frontal views of a juvenile Bar-breasted Honeyeater
checking its surroundings, left and right
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Daly River Road, near Nauiyu, NT, July 2020]
Near-frontal/ventral view of a juvenile Bar-breasted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, July 2019]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Sep - Jan | Eggs: 3 - 4 | Incubation period: ? | Fledging age: ? |
Given the right conditions, Bar-breasted Honeyeaters can breed any time of the year.
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Domed hanging bottle | Material: Paperbark strips | Height above ground: 1 - ? m |
Frontal view into the opening of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater nest,
with a chick peeking out
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Knuckey Lagoon, near Darwin, NT, May 2021]
Lateral view of a Bar-breasted Honeyeater nest
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Knuckey Lagoon, near Darwin, NT, May 2021]
One of the Bar-breasted Honeyeater owners of the nest shown above
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Knuckey Lagoon, near Darwin, NT, May 2021]
Bar-breasted Honeyeater nest in a totally open setting, low above water
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Fogg Dam CR,
NT, April 2023]
Bar-breasted Honeyeater at the entrance of its nest
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Fogg Dam CR,
NT, April 2023]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 21 x 14 mm | Colour: Creamy, with light-brown speckles | Shape: Tapered oval |
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Food, Diet |
We have seen Bar-breasted Honeyeaters taking both nectar and insects.
Bar-breasted Honeyeater taking nectar from a
grevillea
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Lee Point, Darwin, NT, July 2021]
Bar-breasted Honeyeater taking nectar from melaleuca flowers
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, July 2019]
Bar-breasted Honeyeater taking nectar from small flowers
[Pine Creek, NT, August 2014]
Bar-breasted Honeyeater taking nectar from small flowers
[Pine Creek, NT, August 2014]
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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.
barbhon_pb_20190903.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Defending food source (against Brown Honeyeater) | © PB |
More Bar-breasted Honeyeater sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.