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Yellow-throated Honeyeater
(Nesoptilotis flavicollis)
: "Green Cherry-picker", "Green Dick", "Green Linnet"
Size: 18-21 cm
Weight: 30 g (average)
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Similar species |
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Physical description |
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Yellow-throated Honeyeaters are medium-sized nectar-eating birds.
They have a dark-grey head, except for a prominent yellow throat
patch and small yellow triangles behind the ear coverts. The chest
and belly are grey; the back is olive-green. The flight feathers
are greyish-brown with olive-green leading edges. The tail is
olive-green ontop and grey below. The irises are dark-brown. The
slightly down-curved bill is dark-grey; the legs and feet are grey.
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Taxonomy, classification |
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See
Yellow-throated Honeyeater at Wikipedia .
Click here for classification information
The classification of
Australian honeyeater species,
mainly in the genus "Lichenostomus", has undergone a major revision,
with many species now moved into several newly defined genera
(Gavicalis, Stomiopera, Ptilotula, Nesoptilotis).
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Range, habitat, finding this species |
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and range
The overall distribution of this species can be assessed, and
specific locations where birds have been spotted can be found,
based on individual sighting reports submitted by birdwatchers to
ebird.org
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The global distribution of the Yellow-throated Honeyeater is available
HERE
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Yellow-throated Honeyeaters are endemic to southern Australia.
They populate all of Tasmania and the Bass Strait
islands.
They are not found anywhere on the Australian mainland.
Yellow-throated Honeyeaters have a preference for temperate
(mostly sclerophyll)
forest
and woodland,
but they can also be found in coastal
scrub and
heath.
They are also found in
man-made habitats, such as e.g. golf courses, orchards, urban
parks and
gardens.
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Sightings |
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R. Plumtree
reports spotting a Yellow-throated Honeyeater at St. Helens,
TAS, in January 2007.
B. Hensen reports spotting Yellow-throated Honeyeaters at the
Peter Murrell Reserve near Kingston, TAS, in March 2016.
M. Eaton found Yellow-throated Honeyeaters at Mt. Nelson,
Hobart, TAS, and along the Queen Elizabeth track, Bruny Island,
TAS, in April 2021. Another was found at Eaglehawk Neck, near
Hobart, TAS, in September 2021.
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Photos |
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ADULT |
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Frontal/ventral view of a Yellow-throated Honeyeater; note the
name-giving yellow throat
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Queen Elizabeth track, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
Near-frontal/ventral view of a Yellow-throated Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Queen Elizabeth track, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
Near-lateral view of a Yellow-throated Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a Yellow-throated Honeyeater looking at the observer
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Eaglehawk Neck, near Hobart, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a Yellow-throated Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Peter Murrell Reserve, near Kingston, TAS, March 2016]
Lateral view of a Yellow-throated Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Peter Murrell Reserve, near Kingston, TAS, March 2016]
Lateral view of a Yellow-throated Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Peter Murrell Reserve, near Kingston, TAS, March 2016]
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Yellow-throated Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Queen Elizabeth track, Bruny Island, TAS, April 2021]
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Call(s)/Song |
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For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own; are welcome.
More Yellow-throated Honeyeater sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
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These pages are largely based on our own observations and those of our
contributors.
The structure of these bird pages is explained HERE. For more salient facts on any bird species
please refer to a field guide.