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Black-headed Honeyeater

(Melithreptus affinis)
Alternate name(s): "King Island Honeyeater", "Black-capped Honeyeater*", "Black Cap*"
Size: 14-15 cm (male), 12-14 cm (female)
Weight: 13-17 g

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Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Black-headed Honeyeater at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

Sex unknown

Frontal view of a Black-headed Honeyeater (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Peter Murrell Reserve, near Kingston, TAS, September 2021]

Frontal view of a Black-headed Honeyeater (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bruny Island, TAS, March 2016]

Near-frontal view of 3 Black-headed Honeyeaters (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margate, Kingborough, TAS, September 2021]

Lateral view of a Black-headed Honeyeater (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Peter Murrell Reserve, near Kingston, TAS, March 2016]

Lateral/ventral view of a Black-headed Honeyeater (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Mt. Nelson, Hobart, TAS, April 2021]

Near-dorsal view of a Black-headed Honeyeater (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Peter Murrell Reserve, near Kingston, TAS, March 2016]

Near-dorsal view of 3 Black-headed Honeyeaters (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Margate, Kingborough, TAS, September 2021]

Ventral view of a Black-headed Honeyeater (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Peter Murrell Reserve, near Kingston, TAS, March 2016]

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