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Yellow-plumed HoneyeaterAlternate name(s): "Mallee Honeyeater" ![]() Size: 15-17 cm Weight: 13-18 g |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
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BREEDING |
Near-frontal portrait of a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Collins Road, near Westdale, 80 km East of Perth, WA, October 2016]
Near-frontal view of a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Collins Road, near Westdale, 80 km East of Perth, WA, October 2016]
Near-lateral view of a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Lake Gilles, SA, June 2023]
Near-lateral view of a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Near Kelly Road cemetery,
Linga, on the Mallee Highway, VIC, November 2018]
Near-lateral view of a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Near Kelly Road cemetery,
Linga, on the Mallee Highway, VIC, November 2018]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Collins Road, near Westdale, 80 km East of Perth, WA, October 2016]
View of the back of a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater in breeding
plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Collins Road, near Westdale, 80 km East of Perth, WA, October 2016]
Ventral and dorsal views, respectively, of Yellow-plumed Honeyeaters
in breeding plumage
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Collins Road, near Westdale, 80 km East of Perth, WA, October 2016]
Near-lateral view of a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater in breeding
plumage
launching itself into the air
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Near Kelly Road cemetery,
Linga, on the Mallee Highway, VIC, November 2018]
Ventral view of a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater in breeding
plumage just after take-off
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Mulga Dam Camping Area, Kamarooka State Park, VIC, October 2018]
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NON-BREEDING |
Ventral view of a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater in non-breeding
plumage - note
the pale base of the bill, paired with prominent (adult) plume
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Dryandra Woodlands, near Narrogin, WA, May 2018]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Lateral view of a Yellow-plumed Honeyeater; note the yellow base
of the bill and thin eye-ring and the inconspicuous yellow plume
characteristic of juvenile birds (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Cocopara NP, NSW, November 2012]
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Food, Diet |
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater, back and
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
having a drink from a shallow waterhole
(photo courtesy of R. Plumtree)
[Mulga Dam Camping Area, Kamarooka State Park, VIC, October 2018]
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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.
yelphon_me_20230619.mp3 | (S SA) | Various (break of dawn) | © MD |
More Yellow-plumed Honeyeater sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.