Derivation
Cö-nö-poph'-il-a - Gk, conops, gnat; Gk, philos, fond of: whitei - Alfred Henry Edsworth White, son of Henry L. White (1860 - 1927), prominent ornithologist and collector, of Belltrees, Scone, NSW
Arid and semi-arid inland Australia: widely scattered records from W
Western Australia east to central and southern Northern Territory (south of 17° south)
and, rarely, northern South Australia.
Mid-western Australia, east to Alice Springs, NT and the Musgrave and Everard Ranges, SA.
Grey Honeyeater (Conopophila whitei) [XC175253]
by John Graff from Turee Creek Station, Western Australia, Australia (call)
Grey Honeyeater (Conopophila whitei) [XC758060]
by Mark Carter from Alice Springs Desert Park, Northern Territory, Australia (call)
Breeding Season (Guide)
August - September and May in Pilbarra, WA.
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Nest
A frail structure, composed of fiber, loosely wooven and bound with cobweb, placed near the extremity of a slender branch within 2 m of the ground.
Eggs (Guide)
2; white, dotted red-brown, particularly at the larger end; tapered-oval; about 17 x 12 mm. Incubation: by both sexes.
Young
Altricial, nidicolous. Tended by both parents.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Often placed in a monotypic genus, Lacustroica.
Similar Species
In brief views with Western Gerygone (Gerygone fusca) which has a black bill, red eye, a fine white eyebrow and whitish underparts.
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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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