Western Australia, north to the Fortescue River, through Central and South Australia to western New South Wales and north-western Victoria. Very rare near the coast in the east and south.
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.
White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons) [XC334056]
by Marc Anderson from Gluepot, South Australia, Australia (call)
White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons) [XC171826]
by Marc Anderson from Nombinnie Nature Reserve, Euabalong, New South Wales, Australia (song)
Breeding Season (Guide)
August - December or after rain.
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Nest
Cup-shaped, composed of bark and grass, lined with plant-down, placed in a low bush, within 1 - 2 m of the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
2 - 3; pale buff spotted at the larger end with red-brown and underlying purple; oval; about 20 x 14 mm. Incubation: about 14 days; said to be by female only.
Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Fledge in about 14 days.
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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