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Eungella Honeyeater (Bolemoreus hindwoodi) Aboriginal name(s): "Eungella" = mountains of the mist Size: 16-18 cm Weight: 20-25 g

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Physical description Click here for a physical description Eungella Honeyeaters are small nectar-eating birds. Their outward appearance is very inconspicuous, making them hard to locate in the usually dark environs of rainforest. Their upperparts, from frons to tail, are uniform dark-grey, while the underparts are uniform mid-grey that is broken only by lighter-grey feather shafts, creating a faint streaky pattern. The only deviations from this overall grey appearance are on the sides of the head, namely white gape lines, small white spots behind the eyes and slim white plumes on the edges of the ear coverts. The irises are light greyish-blue. The only slightly down-curved bill is black. Legs and feet are dark-grey.

Taxonomy, classification See Eungella Honeyeater at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species Click here for information on habitat and range The overall distribution of this species can be assessed, and specific locations where birds have been spotted can be found, based on individual sighting reports submitted by birdwatchers to ebird.org . The global distribution of the Enugella Honeyeater is available HERE . Eungella Honeyeaters are endemic to north-eastern Australia. Their range is the most limited of any Australian breeding passerine bird, being restricted to plateau rainforest in the eastern Clarke Range and Sarina Range, westward of Mackay, QLD, spanning only about 20 km x 60 km in total area. Eungella Honeyeaters have a preference for the edges of, and gullies in, rainforest, usually above 900 m altitude. In winter they may descend to lower altitudes to find flowering trees.

Sightings Click here for sighting information M. Eaton spotted a Eungella Honeyeater at Eungella NP, near Mackay, QLD, in July 2021. Another was found at the same location in August 2023. All sighting, photographic and audio information presented on this page has been kindly contributed by M. Eaton.

Photos

ADULT

Sex unknown

Frontal view of a Eungella Honeyeater looking downward - note the all-black bill (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eungella NP, near Mackay, QLD, August 2023]

Frontal/ventral view of a Eungella Honeyeater (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eungella NP, near Mackay, QLD, July 2021]

Near-frontal/ventral view of a Eungella Honeyeater (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eungella NP, near Mackay, QLD, August 2023]

Near-lateral view of a Eungella Honeyeater (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eungella NP, near Mackay, QLD, August 2023]

Lateral view of a Eungella Honeyeater hanging off a dead leaf (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eungella NP, near Mackay, QLD, August 2023]

Lateral view of a Eungella Honeyeater hanging off a dead leaf (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eungella NP, near Mackay, QLD, August 2023]

Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Eungella Honeyeater (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eungella NP, near Mackay, QLD, August 2023]

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.

eunghon_me_20210703.m4a

(N QLD)

Contact calls?

© ME

More Eungella Honeyeater sound recordings are available at xeno-canto.org .

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