White-gaped Honeyeater (Stomiopera unicolor)

Other Names (World)
White-gaped Honeyeater, River Honeyeater, Erect-tailed Honeyeater, Uniform-colored Honeyeater, Uniform-coloured Honeyeater

Family
Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)

Size
18 - 20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1843)

Derivation
Lich-en-o'-stom-us - Gk, leichen, lichen; Gk, stoma, mouth: u'-ni-col-or - L., of one color

Abundance (Guide)
MC - LC

Common in NT to the Kimberley, but sparse in northern Qld.

Habitat
Scrubland bordering streams and swamps, and mangroves, paperparks, woodlands, streets and gardens.

Range (Guide)

Australia (B).

Image of Range of White-gaped Honeyeater

Tropical northern Australia west to Broome, WA and south to Townsville, Qld in the east.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
Probably secure.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Insects, nectar, native fruits and berries.

Voice
Loud rollicking calls, rich melodiuos whistles, explosive 'ciew' or 'chop'.

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White-gaped Honeyeater (Stomiopera unicolor) [XC658927]
by James Lambert from Charles Darwin University, Darwin Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia (song)

White-gaped Honeyeater (Stomiopera unicolor) [XC232631]
by Pieter de Groot Boersma from Broome Bird Observatory, Western Australia, Australia (alarm call)

Breeding Season (Guide)
September - February.

Nest
Cup-shaped, composed of thin strips of bark and dried grasses, usually placed in a bushy tree.

Eggs (Guide)
2; smooth, slightly lustrous, white to pale flesh with freckles of red and purple, particularly at the larger end; oval; about 22 x 17 mm. Incubation: about 15 days; by female.

Young
Naked at hatching. Fledge in about 13 - 14 days.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Similar Species
Lewin's Honeyeater (Meliphaga lewinii) which has a longer, thinner, whitish gape-streak and also has a yellow ear patch.

References
See References.

The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Pizzey, G., and Knight, E., 1997, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 19691 5
Field Guide to Australian Birds Morecombe, M., 2000, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 1 876282 10 X
Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Simpson, K., and Day, N., 1999, 6th Edition, Viking ISBN 0 670 87918 5
Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds 1988, 2nd Edition, Reader's Digest ISBN 0 949819 99 9
What Bird is That? 1984, Revised Edition, Angus & Robertson, Sydney ISBN 0 207 14846 5
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand & Antarctic Birds 1990 - , Oxford University Press, Melbourne ISBN 0 19 553244 9

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