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Scarlet HoneyeaterAlternate name(s): "Sanguineous Honeyeater", "Bloodbird*", "Crimson Honeyeater", "Scarlet Myzomela" Size: 10-11 cm Weight: 6-12 g |
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Photos |
Race "sanguinolenta"
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ADULT |
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MALE |
Frontal view of a male Scarlet Honeyeater (photo courtesy of
R. Plumtree)
[Doctors Flat Road, Ensay South, East Gippsland, VIC, November 2014]
Near-lateral view of a male Scarlet Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Kingaroy, QLD, April 2020]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a male Scarlet Honeyeater issuing its
call
(photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Highland Park, Gold Coast, QLD, August 2012]
Lateral view of a male Scarlet Honeyeater in a
grevillea
(photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Highland Park, Gold Coast, QLD, August 2012]
Lateral view of a male Scarlet Honeyeater in a
grevillea
(photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Highland Park, Gold Coast, QLD, August 2012]
Lateral view of a male Scarlet Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of J. Higgins)
[Avoca, VIC, October 2013]
Lateral view of a male Scarlet Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of E.
Scott)
[Roseberry Creek Valley, near Toonumbar NP, northern NSW, October 2016]
Partly obscured lateral view of a male Scarlet Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Kingaroy, QLD, May 2020]
Lateral/ventral view of a male Scarlet Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay, East Gippsland, VIC, December 2014]
Near-dorsal view of a male Scarlet Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Anstead, QLD, July 2017]
Male Scarlet Honeyeater hanging from a grevillea flower
(photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Highland Park, Gold Coast, QLD, August 2012]
This male Scarlet Honeyeater is probably moulting into its
first adult plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Adam-Cross)
[Yarramundi, NSW, January 2014]
This male Scarlet Honeyeater is probably moulting into its
first adult plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Adam-Cross)
[Yarramundi, NSW, January 2014]
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FEMALE |
Frontal view of a female Scarlet Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Highland Park, Gold Coast, QLD, August 2012]
Near-frontal view of a female Scarlet Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Highland Park, Gold Coast, QLD, August 2012]
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PAIR |
Pair of Scarlet Honeyeaters at a waterhole
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, August 2017]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of an immature male Scarlet Honeyeater moulting
into adult plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Botanical Gardens, Maleny, QLD, August 2019]
Frontal view of a juvenile female Scarlet Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Anstead, QLD, July 2017]
Near-frontal view of a juvenile Scarlet Honeyeater; note the
absence of orange-red feathers around the forehead and their
scarcity around the throat, indicating that this is probably
a young male (photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Highland Park, Gold Coast, QLD, July 2012]
Near-frontal view of a juvenile female Scarlet Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Anstead, QLD, July 2017]
Lateral view of a juvenile female Scarlet Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Near Kyogle, NSW, August 2013]
Lateral view of a juvenile female Scarlet Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Anstead, QLD, July 2017]
Near-dorsal view of a juvenile female Scarlet Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Anstead, QLD, July 2017]
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Territorial | Mobility: Dispersive | Elementary unit: Pair |
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Food, Diet |
Male Scarlet Honeyeater feeding on nectar
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Hillview Court Reserve, Dayboro, QLD, May 2020]
Lateral view of a male Scarlet Honeyeater feeding on the nectar of a
grevillea
(photo courtesy of A. Ross-Taylor)
[Highland Park, Gold Coast, QLD, July 2012]
Male Scarlet Honeyeater feeding on nectar from flowers of a box gum
eucalypt
[Mt. Kaputar
NP, NSW, September 2012]
Immature male Scarlet Honeyeater visiting a budding flower
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, QLD, August 2017]
Male Scarlet Honeyeater drinking from a waterhole
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Anstead Reserve, Anstead, 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.
scarhon_me_20191222.m4a |
sanguinolenta (SE QLD) |
Contact calls (pair Q&A) | © ME | |
scarhon_20200531_2.m4a |
sanguinolenta (NW NSW) |
Contact call? (female) | © MD | |
scarhon_20200531.m4a |
sanguinolenta (NW NSW) |
Territorial call (male) | © MD | |
scarhon_20200531_4.m4a |
sanguinolenta (NW NSW) |
Territorial calls (male) | © MD | |
scarhon_20210409.m4a |
sanguinolenta (NW NSW) |
Territorial calls (male) | © MD | |
scarhon_20200609_3.m4a |
sanguinolenta (NW NSW) |
Competing for food source | © MD | |
scarhon_20200609_4.m4a |
sanguinolenta (NW NSW) |
Males squabbling | © MD | |
scarhon_20170810.m4a |
sanguinolenta (NW NSW) |
Various (plus some bkgd calls) | © MD | |
scarhon_20160920.m4a |
sanguinolenta (NE NSW) |
? | © MD | |
scarhon_20210808.m4a |
sanguinolenta (NW NSW) |
? | © MD |
More Scarlet Honeyeater sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.