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Yellow-tinted HoneyeaterAlternate name(s): "Pale-yellow Honeyeater", "Yellowish Honeyeater" Size: 14-16 cm Weight: 11.5-17 g |
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Photos |
Race "flavescens"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Victoria River, Judburra (Gregory) NP, near Timber Creek, NT, November 2018]
Frontal view of a Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Victoria River, Judburra (Gregory) NP, near Timber Creek, NT, November 2018]
Frontal view of a Yellow-tinted Honeyeater; note the greyish
colours of this individual
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Victoria River, Judburra (Gregory) NP, near Timber Creek, NT, November 2018]
Frontal view of a Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Victoria River, Judburra (Gregory) NP, near Timber Creek, NT, November 2018]
Frontal view of a Yellow-tinted Honeyeater issuing its
call
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Victoria River, Judburra (Gregory) NP, near Timber Creek, NT, November 2018]
Near-frontal view of a Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Katherine, NT, July 2020]
Lateral view of a Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Humbles Creek, Buntine Highway, NT, July 2018]
Close-up lateral view of a Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[East Point Reserve, Darwin, NT, April 2020]
Lateral view of a Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[East Point Reserve, Darwin, NT, April 2020]
Lateral view onto the upperparts of a Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Adel's Grove, Lawn Hill QLD, July 2016]
Near-dorsal view of a Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Katherine, NT, July 2020]
Dorsal view of a Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[East Point Reserve, Darwin, NT, April 2020]
Near-lateral view of a Yellow-tinted Honeyeater hovering in flight,
with its wire brush tongue sticking out
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Mathison Rest Stop, Victoria Highway, NT, September 2020]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Frontal view of an immature Yellow-tinted Honeyeater - note
the yellow gape (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Katherine, NT, July 2020]
Frontal view of an juvenile Yellow-tinted Honeyeater - note
the almost all-yellow bill (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Timber Creek, NT, July 2020]
Frontal view of a juvenile Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Humbles Creek, Buntine Highway, NT, July 2018]
Lateral view of a juvenile Yellow-tinted Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Victoria River, Judburra (Gregory) NP, near Timber Creek, NT, November 2018]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: Jul - Mar | Eggs: 1 - 2 | Incubation period: 10 - 12 days | Fledging age: ca. 14 days |
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Suspended basket | Material: Grass stems, bark strips, webs | Height above ground: 2 - 4 m |
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater nest under construction
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Timber Creek Airport, NT, September 2020]
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater seen building the nest shown above
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Timber Creek Airport, NT, September 2020]
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: ? | Colour: Pale reddish brown, with mid to dark-brown speckles | Shape: Tapered oval |
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Food, Diet |
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater feeding on nectar (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Humbles Creek, Buntine Highway, NT, July 2018]
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater foraging for insects
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Camooweal Caves, QLD, September 2019]
Juvenile Yellow-tinted Honeyeater with its prey, a beetle
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Victoria River, Judburra (Gregory) NP, near Timber Creek, NT, November 2018]
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater that has found something edible
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[East Point Reserve, Darwin, NT, October 2020]
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater having a drink of water
(photo courtesy of M. Mearns)
[Camooweal Caves, QLD, September 2019]
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater approaching a roadside puddle for
a drink and a bath; in the foreground a
Rufous-throated
Honeyeater
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Road to Giwining/Flora River NP, NT, November 2018]
Yellow-tinted Honeyeater drinking while hovering in flight
(photo courtesy of P. Brown)
[Mathison Rest Stop, Victoria Highway, NT, September 2020]
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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.
yltihon_pb_20220501.m4a |
flavescens (Top End, NT) |
Dawn chorus | © PB |
More Yellow-tinted Honeyeater sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.