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White-naped HoneyeaterAlternate name(s): "Lunulated Honeyeater", "Blackcapped Honeyeater*", "Blackcap*" ![]() Size: 13-15 cm Weight: 11-20 g |
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Photos |
Race "lunatus"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a White-naped Honeyeater (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Moggill SF, near Anstead, QLD, August 2017]
Lateral view of a White-naped Honeyeater looking at the observer
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Hillview Court Reserve, Dayboro, QLD, May 2020]
Lateral view of a White-naped Honeyeater (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Durikai SF, near Warwick, QLD, March 2018]
Lateral view of a White-naped Honeyeater (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Durikai SF, near Warwick, QLD, August 2017]
Lateral view of a wet White-naped Honeyeater (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Moggill SF, near Anstead, QLD, August 2017]
Lateral view of a White-naped Honeyeater
[Munmorah SCA,
NSW, June 2011]
This photo shows clearly why White-naped Honeyeaters deserve their name
[Munmorah SCA,
NSW, June 2011]
Note the comparatively short bill of White-naped Honeyeaters
compared with other types of
honeyeaters
[Girraween NP,
QLD, July 2009]
Near-dorsal view of a White-naped Honeyeater (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Durikai SF, near Warwick, QLD, August 2017]
Soaking wet White-naped Honeyeater (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Durikai SF, near Warwick, QLD, August 2017]
White-naped Honeyeater drying its
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Durikai SF, near Warwick, QLD, August 2017]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal view of a juvenile White-naped Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay South, East Gippsland, VIC, February 2018]
Near-lateral view of a juvenile White-naped Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Ensay South, East Gippsland, VIC, February 2018]
Race "chloropsis"
This race is also called "Gilbert's Honeyeater", "Swan River Honeyeater" or the "Western White-naped Honeyeater".
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Lateral view of a White-naped Honeyeater; note the white eye-skin
characterising the bird as race "chloropsis" (photo courtesy of J.
Greaves)
[Albany, WA, January 2015]
White-naped Honeyeater foraging for insects (photo courtesy of J.
Greaves)
[Albany, WA, January 2015]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Jul - Jan | Eggs: 2 - 3 | Incubation period: 14 days | Fledging age: 14 - 16 days |
White-naped Honeyeaters usually breed twice per season.
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Suspended basket | Material: Bark fibres, grass stems, webs | Height above ground: 3 - 15 m |
White-naped Honeyeater collecting nesting material;
again the characteristic white nape is clearly visible
[Near Barraba, NSW, October 2006]
White-naped Honeyeater still tearing away...
[Near Barraba, NSW, October 2006]
... until it gets entangled in the stuff
[Near Barraba, NSW, October 2006]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 20 x 14 mm | Colour: Light-brown, with brown speckles | Shape: Tapered oval |
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Food, Diet |
Adults: Nectar, insects | Dependents: Insects | Water intake: Daily |
White-naped Honeyeaters feed mostly on nectar, e.g. from Swamp Mahogany trees and various box gums. We have also seen them taking lerps.
This White-naped Honeyeater has found a fair-sized
larva (photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Albany, WA, January 2015]
Two White-naped Honeyeaters foraging for lerps in a eucalypt tree
[Mt. Kaputar NP,
NSW, May 2012]
Close-up view of a White-naped Honeyeater foraging for
lerps...
[Mt. Kaputar NP,
NSW, May 2012]
... with success! White-naped Honeyeater with its catch
[Mt. Kaputar NP,
NSW, May 2012]
This White-naped Honeyeater was hunting, probably for insects, in an
eucalypt tree
when its calls
were recorded
[Mt. Kaputar NP,
NSW, April 2014]
The caterpillar tried to put up resistance, but the White-naped
Honeyeater inevitably won the contest
[Oxley Wild Rivers NP,
NSW, August 2015]
White-naped Honeyeater approaching a waterhole
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Durikai SF, near Warwick, QLD, August 2017]
White-naped Honeyeater drinking at a waterhole
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Moggill Forest Reserve, near 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.
wnaphon_20220601.m4a |
lunatus (NW NSW) |
? | © MD | |
wnaphon_20220601_2.m4a |
lunatus (NW NSW) |
? | © MD | |
wnaphon_20220601_4.m4a |
lunatus (NW NSW) |
? | © MD | |
wnaphon_20220601_3.m4a |
lunatus (NW NSW) |
? (+ Silvereye) | © MD |
More White-naped Honeyeater sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.