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Black-chinned HoneyeaterAlternate name(s): "Golden-backed Honeyeater", "Black-throated Honeyeater" Size: 15.5-17 cm Weight: 19-23 g |
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Photos |
Race "gularis"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Near-frontal/ventral view of an adult Black-chinned Honeyeater
[Near Mt. Kaputar NP,
NSW, September 2023]
Near-lateral view of an adult Black-chinned Honeyeater, displaying
nicely the eye crescent and the top of the olive-green back; note
also the conspicuous orange-yellow feet
[Mt. Kaputar NP,
NSW, March 2009]
Near-lateral view of a Black-chinned Honeyeater, showing both the
black chin and the light-blue eye crescent
[Mt. Kaputar NP,
NSW, March 2009]
Lateral view of a Black-chinned Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Capertee NP,
near Mudgee, NSW, October 2015]
Lateral view of a Black-chinned Honeyeater, next to a
Fuscous Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Kooyoola State Park, near Inglewood, VIC, October 2018]
Lateral/ventral view of a Black-chinned Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Kooyoola State Park, near Inglewood, VIC, October 2018]
Lateral/ventral view of a Black-chinned Honeyeater looking for something
under a loose piece of tree bark
[Mt. Kaputar NP,
NSW, March 2009]
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Black-chinned Honeyeater
[Near Mt. Kaputar NP,
NSW, September 2023]
Race "laetior"
This race is also called the "Golden-backed Honeyeater".
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Black-chinned Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Ormiston Gorge, near Alice Springs, NT, July 2018]
Portrait of a Black-chinned Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Ormiston Gorge, near Alice Springs, NT, July 2018]
Near-lateral view of a Black-chinned Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Ormiston Gorge, near Alice Springs, NT, July 2018]
Lateral view of a Black-chinned Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Ormiston Gorge, near Alice Springs, NT, July 2018]
Lateral view of a Black-chinned Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Buntine Highway, western NT, September 2020]
Dorsal view of a Black-chinned Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Ormiston Gorge, near Alice Springs, NT, July 2018]
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Food, Diet |
Lateral view of a Black-chinned Honeyeater taking nectar from an
eucalypt
[Mt. Kaputar NP,
NSW, August 2021]
Black-chinned Honeyeater on the ground, approaching a water hole,
together with
Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Durikai SF, near Warwick, QLD, August 2017]
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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.
blchhon_20220624.m4a |
gularis (NW NSW) |
Territorial call(?) | © MD | |
blchhon_20200619.m4a |
gularis (NW NSW) |
Territorial calls(?) | © MD | |
blchhon_20200619_2.m4a |
gularis (NW NSW) |
Various | © MD | |
blchhon_20210910.m4a |
gularis (NW NSW) |
Various | © MD | |
blchhon_20220624_2.m4a |
gularis (NW NSW) |
? | © MD | |
blchhon_20221003.mp3 |
gularis (NW NSW) |
? | © MD |
More Black-chinned Honeyeater sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.