New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae)

Other Names (World)
New Holland Honeyeater, Bearded Honeyeater, Golden-winged Honeyeater, Yellow-winged Honeyeater, Long-billed Honeyeater, White-bearded Honeyeater, White-eyed Honeyeater, Fuschia-bird, Yellow-wings

Family
Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters)

Size
17 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1790)

Derivation
Phyl-i-don'-y-ris - Gk, Philos, loving; Gk, Hedone, pleasure: nov'-ae-hol-land'-i-ae - N.L., of New Holland

Abundance (Guide)
C

Common. Sedentary or locally nomadic.

Habitat
Heathland and shrubland, with a dense layer of shrubs and stunted trees.

Range (Guide)

Australia (B).

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Eastern and southern Australia, from about Gympie, Qld south to Tasmania and west to Eyre Peninsula, SA. Also Western Australia from about Moora to Israelite Bay.

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 (2020) and stable.

Status LC
Secure.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Usually singly or in small groups.

Food
Insects and nectar.

Voice
A sharp 'jik'. A squaky 'phsee'. A high pitched rattle in alarm.

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New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) [XC204469]
by Andrew Spencer from South Bruny, Tasmania, Australia (call)

New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) [XC501234]
by Ramit Singal from Quoiba, Devonport City Council, Tasmania, Australia (call)

Breeding Season (Guide)
Mostly July - January.

Nest
Open, cup-shaped, composed of strips of bark, grasses and twigs, lined with plant-down, placed in a banksia or other dense shrub, 1 m or so above the ground.

Eggs (Guide)
1 - 3; pink-buff with a belt of chestnut-red and browner spots at the larger end; oval; 21 x 15 mm. Incubation: about 14 - 15 days; by female.

Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in 10 - 14 days.

Subspecies
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) - Coastal and subcoastal south-eastern mainland Australia from montane south-eastern Qld through eastern New South Wales and southern Vic to the gulfs of SA.
canescens (Latham, 1790) - Tasmania.
caudatus Salomonsen, 1966 - King I. and Flinders Islands (Bass Strait).
campbelli (Mathews, 1923) - Kangaroo Island, SA.
longirostris (Gould, 1846) - Coastal and subcoastal south-western WA, between Geraldton and Esperance - Israelite Bay.

Similar Species
White-cheeked Honeyeater (Phylidonyris niger) (especially juveniles) which has a large white cheek patch, a dark-brown eye, and lacks white tips to the outer tail feathers.

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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