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Brown-headed Honeyeater![]() Size: 13-14 cm Weight: 11-20 g (heaviest at the southern end of their range) |
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Photos |
Race "brevirostris"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of an an adult Brown-headed Honeyeater
[Deriah Aboriginal Area, NSW, September 2017]
Frontal view of a Brown-headed Honeyeater
[Deriah Aboriginal Area, NSW, September 2017]
Frontal view of a Brown-headed Honeyeater issuing its territorial
call
[Bullawa Creek SCA,
NSW, September 2010]
Frontal view of a Brown-headed Honeyeater, now producing
a much softer, guttural
call
[Bullawa Creek SCA,
NSW, September 2010]
Near-frontal view of an a Brown-headed Honeyeater
[Near Eulah Creek, NSW, September 2019]
Near-lateral view of an a Brown-headed Honeyeater approaching
a waterhole
[Near Eulah Creek, NSW, September 2019]
Near-lateral view of a Brown-headed Honeyeater
[Deriah Aboriginal Area, NSW, September 2017]
Near-lateral view of an a Brown-headed Honeyeater
[Near Eulah Creek, NSW, September 2019]
Lateral view of a Brown-headed Honeyeater hiding in a dense
shrub
[Deriah Aboriginal Area, NSW, November 2013]
Lateral view of a Brown-headed Honeyeater approaching a waterhole
[Deriah Aboriginal Area, NSW, March 2009]
Dorsal view of a Brown-headed Honeyeater
[Bullawa Creek SCA,
NSW, September 2010]
Brown-headed Honeyeater hovering above a waterhole
[Pilliga scrub,
NSW, September 2013]
Honeyeater variety bash: Brown-headed on the right, White-eared at the centre and
Yellow-faced on
the left
[Pilliga scrub,
NSW, May 2011]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Family of Brown-headed Honeyeaters at a waterhole...
[Pilliga scrub,
NSW, May 2011]
... on the left-hand side one can see a juvenile Brown-headed Honeyeater;
note the orange bill and bluish-grey eye skin crescent
[Pilliga scrub,
NSW, May 2011]
Closer look at a fledgling Brown-headed Honeyeater approaching a waterhole
[Pilliga scrub,
NSW, December 2011]
Three fledgling Brown-headed Honeyeaters waiting to be fed by
their parents
[Mt. Kaputar NP,
NSW, November 2008]
Two of the three fledgling Brown-headed Honeyeaters shown above, preening
[Mt. Kaputar NP,
NSW, November 2008]
Race "pallidiceps"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of an an adult Brown-headed Honeyeater
[Gundabooka NP,
NSW, September 2017]
Near-lateral view of an a Brown-headed Honeyeater
[Gundabooka NP,
NSW, September 2017]
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Territorial | Mobility: Dispersive | Elementary unit: Family clan/small flock |
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Food, Diet |
Brown-headed Honeyeater feeding on the nectar of a
Swamp Mahogany
[Munmorah SCA,
NSW, July 2013]
Brown-headed Honeyeater searching for insects in an
ironbark eucalypt
[Deriah Aboriginal Area, NSW, November 2013]
Brown-headed Honeyeater prying an insect out of the bark of an
eucalypt
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay, Doctors Flat Road, East Gippsland, VIC, October 2019]
This Brown-headed Honeyeater has caught an insect
[Deriah Aboriginal Area, NSW, July 2013]
Brown-headed Honeyeater foraging for insects; this is one of the
birds whose calls
were recorded on 20 December 2014
[Near Barraba, NSW, December 2014]
Brown-headed Honeyeaters having a drink (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Pilliga scrub,
NSW, November 2018]
Brown-headed Honeyeater approaching a waterhole; this is one of
the Brown-headed Honeyeaters whose
calls were
recorded on 11 December 2019
[Near Deriah Aboriginal Area, NSW, December 2019]
Three species of honeyeaters having a drink: Brown-headed Honeyeater,
Yellow-faced Honeyeater and
White-eared Honeyeater
[Pilliga scrub,
NSW, November 2018]
Brown-headed Honeyeaters approaching a waterhole together with a
White-eared Honeyeater
[Near Deriah Aboriginal Area, NSW, September 2019]
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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.
brhdhon_20170903.m4a |
brevirostris (NW NSW) |
Contact calls(?) | © MD | |
brhdhon_20181127_3.m4a |
brevirostris (NW NSW) |
Contact calls(?) | © MD | |
brhdhon_20181127.m4a |
brevirostris (NW NSW) |
Contact calls(?) | © MD | |
brhdhon_20141220_3.mp3 |
brevirostris (NW NSW) |
Warning call | © MD | |
brhdhon_20181127_4.m4a |
brevirostris (NW NSW) |
Annoyed/upset | © MD | |
brhdhon_20141220_8.mp3 |
brevirostris (NW NSW) |
Feeding calls(?) | © MD | |
brhdhon_20191211.m4a |
brevirostris (NW NSW) |
Various | © MD | |
brhdhon_20210909.m4a |
brevirostris (NW NSW) |
? (foraging for insects; + Grey Fantail) | © MD | |
brhdhon_20191211_2.m4a |
brevirostris (NW NSW) |
? | © MD | |
brhdhon_20170920.m4a |
pallidiceps (W NSW) |
Contact calls(?) | © MD |
More Brown-headed Honeyeater sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.