18 |
![]() |
White-gaped HoneyeaterAlternate name(s): "River Honeyeater", "Erect-tailed Honeyeater" Size: 18-22 cm Weight: 25-36 g |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() |
|
||||||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Photos |
![]() |
ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of an adult White-gaped Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[East Point, Darwin, NT, July 2020]
Frontal view of a White-gaped Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Darwin, NT, March 2013]
Near-frontal view of a White-gaped Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT, August 2020]
Near-frontal/ventral view of a White-gaped Honeyeater
[Darwin, NT, August 2014]
Near-lateral view of a White-gaped Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Buffalo Creek, Darwin, NT, August 2020]
Lateral view of a White-gaped Honeyeater
[Darwin, NT, August 2014]
Lateral view of a White-gaped Honeyeater
[Darwin, NT, August 2014]
Lateral view of a White-gaped Honeyeater
[Darwin, NT, August 2014]
Lateral/ventral view of a White-gaped Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[East Point, Darwin, NT, July 2020]
Lateral/ventral view of a White-gaped Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Jingili Water Gardens, Darwin, NT, March 2018]
Near-dorsal view of a White-gaped Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Jingili Water Gardens, Darwin, NT, March 2018]
![]() |
IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal view of a juvenile White-gaped Honeyeater looking sideways
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Nakara, Darwin, NT, March 2023]
Near-lateral view of a juvenile White-gaped Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Nakara, Darwin, NT, March 2020]
Lateral view of a juvenile White-gaped Honeyeater; note the
yellow gape (photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) NP, QLD, June 2007]
Ventral view of a juvenile White-gaped Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Pirlangimbi, Melville Island, off Darwin, NT, November 2016]
Ventral view of two juvenile White-gaped Honeyeaters
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Ivanhoe Crossing, Kununurra, WA, January 2016]
Lateral view of a fledgling White-gaped Honeyeater (photo courtesy of K. Ohlsen)
[Acacia Hills, NT, August 2017]
![]() |
Food, Diet |
White-gaped Honeyeater taking nectar
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Jingili Water Gardens, Darwin, NT, March 2018]
White-gaped Honeyeater taking a juicy grub (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Pirlangimbi, Melville Island, off Darwin, NT, November 2016]
White-gaped Honeyeater probing an open casuarina cone...
[Darwin, NT, August 2014]
... and coming up trumps with a small grub
[Darwin, NT, August 2014]
White-gaped Honeyeater taking a small spider
[Darwin, NT, August 2014]
Apart from nectar, insects and spiders, White-gaped Honeyeaters
also take fruit (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Coomalie Creek, 90 km south of Darwin, NT, June 2018]
White-gaped Honeyeaters with what looks like the flesh of
some fruit (photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Darwin, NT, July 2018]
![]() |
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.
wgaphon_20140818.m4a | (Darwin, NT) | Contact call | © MD | |
wgaphon_20140819.m4a | (Darwin, NT) | Contact call | © MD | |
wgaphon_20140816.m4a | (Darwin, NT) | Contact calls | © MD | |
wgaphon_20140816_4.m4a | (Darwin, NT) | Contact calls Q&A | © MD | |
wgaphon_20140816_2.m4a | (Darwin, NT) | Territorial calls | © MD | |
wgaphon_20140820.m4a | (Darwin, NT) | Territorial calls? | © MD | |
wgaphon_pb_20200411.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Territorial calls? | © PB | |
wgaphon_pb_20191023.m4a | (Top End, NT) | Territorial calls Q&A? | © PB | |
wgaphon_pb_20200330.m4a | (Darwin, NT) | Begging calls (juveniles) | © PB | |
wgaphon_pb_20180619.m4a | (Top End, NT) | ? | © PB |
More White-gaped Honeyeater sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.