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Yellow Honeyeater

(Lichenostomus flavus)
Size: 17-18 cm

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SUBSECTIONS:      Classification      Distribution      Sightings      Photos      Breeding      Nest      Eggs      Behaviour      Food     

Taxonomy, classification

See Yellow Honeyeater at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

(for details refer to a field guide)

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Sightings

A Yellow Honeyeater was spotted by L. Tonnochy 20 km west of Townsville, QLD, in the period May-September 2012. All information on this page was kindly provided by L. Tonnochy.

Photos

Race "addendus"

Distant frontal view of a Yellow Honeyeater (photo courtesy of L. Tonnochy)
[Near Townsville, QLD, May 2012]

Lateral view of a Yellow Honeyeater; slightly out-of-focus (photo courtesy of L. Tonnochy)
[Near Townsville, QLD, May 2012]

Near-dorsal view of a Yellow Honeyeater (photo courtesy of L. Tonnochy)
[Near Townsville, QLD, September 2012]

Dorsal view of a Yellow Honeyeater (photo courtesy of L. Tonnochy)
[Near Townsville, QLD, September 2012]

White-plumed Honeyeater just out of the bathtub (photo courtesy of L. Tonnochy)
[Near Townsville, QLD, September 2012]

White-plumed Honeyeater just out of the bathtub (photo courtesy of L. Tonnochy)
[Near Townsville, QLD, September 2012]

Food, Diet

To the best of our knowledge Yellow Honeyaters feed exclusively on nectar.

These pages are largely based on our own observations. For more salient facts on any bird species please refer to a field guide.