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Rufous-throated HoneyeaterAlternate name(s): "Red-throated Honeyeater" Size: 13-14 cm Weight: 8-14 g |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of an adult Rufous-throated Honeyeater
[Pine Creek, NT, August 2014]
Near-frontal view of a Rufous-throated Honeyeater (photo courtesy
of J. Greaves)
[Ivanhoe Crossing, Kununurra, WA, January 2016]
Near-lateral view of a Rufous-throated Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Darwin River Dam, NT, August 2013]
Near-lateral view of a Rufous-throated Honeyeater,
different stance (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Darwin River Dam, NT, August 2013]
Lateral view of a Rufous-throated Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP,
NT, July 2020]
Lateral view of a Rufous-throated Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP,
NT, July 2020]
Lateral/ventral view of a Rufous-throated Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP,
NT, July 2020]
Lateral/ventral view of a Rufous-throated Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Pine Creek, NT, July 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a Rufous-throated Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Darwin River Dam, NT, August 2013]
Dorsal view of a Rufous-throated Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Kakadu NP,
NT, July 2020]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal view of a juvenile Rufous-throated Honeyeater; note
the off-white throat
[Pine Creek, NT, August 2014]
Frontal view of a juvenile Rufous-throated Honeyeater; note
the off-white throat
[Pine Creek, NT, August 2014]
Lateral view of a juvenile Rufous-throated Honeyeater
looking at the observer (photo courtesy of P Brown)
[Sewage Treatment Plant, Katherine, NT, July 2020]
Lateral view of a juvenile Rufous-throated Honeyeater
[Pine Creek, NT, August 2014]
Lateral view of a juvenile Rufous-throated Honeyeater
[Pine Creek, NT, August 2014]
Lateral view of a juvenile Rufous-throated Honeyeater
[Pine Creek, NT, August 2014]
Lateral view of a juvenile Rufous-throated Honeyeater hopping
from branch to branch
[Pine Creek, NT, August 2014]
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Food, Diet |
Rufous-throated Honeyeater approaching a roadside puddle for
a drink and a bath
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Road to Giwining/Flora River NP, NT, November 2018]
This Rufous-throated Honeyeater has found a different source
of water
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Karumba, QLD, 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.
rufthon_20140818.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Contact calls(?) | © MD |
More Rufous-throated Honeyeater sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.