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Tawny-crowned HoneyeaterAlternate name(s): "Fulvous-fronted Honey-eater", "Rufous-fronted Honeyeater" ![]() Size: 16-17 cm Weight: 16-22 g |
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Photos |
Race "melanops"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Monarto Conservation Park, near Murray Bridge, SA, April 2022]
Near-frontal view of a Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Monarto Conservation Park, near Murray Bridge, SA, April 2022]
Near-frontal view of a Tawny-crowned Honeyeater looking
downwards, with a clear view of its tawny crown
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Arpenteur NR, near Albany, WA, February 2018]
Lateral view of a Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Royal NP, NSW,
June 2013]
Lateral view of a Tawny-crowned Honeyeater issuing its
call
[Wattamolla, Royal NP,
NSW, June 2015]
Dorsal view of a Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Royal NP, NSW,
June 2013]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Near-frontal view of an immature Tawny-crowned Honeyeater; this
bird has lost much of the rufous fringe pattern on the back
and the facial mask is dark, but the chin still shows some
yellow
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cape Bruny Lighthouse, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
Near-dorsal view of an immature Tawny-crowned Honeyeater; this
bird has lost much of the rufous fringe pattern on the back
and the facial mask is dark, but the chin still shows some
yellow
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cape Bruny Lighthouse, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
Dorsal view of an immature Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cape Bruny Lighthouse, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
Lateral view of a juvenile Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
looking at the observer (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cape Bruny Lighthouse, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
Lateral view of a juvenile Tawny-crowned Honeyeater; note the
brown facial mask, rather than black
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cape Bruny Lighthouse, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
Near-dorsal view of a juvenile Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cape Bruny Lighthouse, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
Near-dorsal view of a juvenile Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cape Bruny Lighthouse, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
Near-dorsal view of a juvenile Tawny-crowned Honeyeater,
now seen preening
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Cape Bruny Lighthouse, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Territorial | Mobility: Dispersive | Elementary unit: Solitary/pair |
Tawny-crowned Honeyeaters are often found in heath, but we have also found them along sparsely vegetated fringes on Hawkesbury Sandstone.
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater on a Hawkesbury Sandstone rock platform
[Wattamolla, Royal NP,
NSW, June 2015]
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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.
twnchon_20150611.m4a |
melanops (E NSW) |
Contact call? | © MD | |
twnchon_20150611_2.m4a |
melanops (E NSW) |
Contact call? | © MD | |
twnchon_20150611_3.m4a |
melanops (E NSW) |
Contact call? | © MD |
More Tawny-crowned Honeyeater sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.