Bridled Honeyeater

The Bridled Honeyeater is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to Australia.

The Bridled Honeyeater is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Bridled Honeyeater (Lichenostomus frenatus) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Lichenostomus frenatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. Stub icon This article about a honeyeater is a stub. More

* A bridled honeyeater in the forest above Atherton, Queensland, Australia. A bridled honeyeater in the forest above Atherton, Queensland, Australia. More

The Bridled Honeyeater is endemic to the Wet Tropics region . * The name relates to the brown and yellow More

The Bridled honeyeater is an active, aggressive nomad of the montane rainforest (above 300 m) of the Wet Tropics of Australia. Found between Cooktown and Townsville they are the main nectar-feeding honeyeaters of the upland rainforest. Size 18-22 Centimetres. Nest Deep cup of fine twigs and tendrils lined with plant - down 1 to 3 metres high generally in understorey plant. Eggs Two, white with reddish stippling. More

Bridled Honeyeater The Crater, Atherton Tableland Qld Bridled Honeyeater The Crater, Atherton Tableland Qld Enquire About this Image Image More

was wrong - the bird was not a Bridled Honeyeater at all. The bird in the photograph, like that in the Museum drawer, had an all black bill. The bill of the Bridled Honeyeater has a black base and a yellow front half. Somehow this important point had been missed by everyone who had seen this picture - except Wayne. Wayne, by now employed at the Museum, worked with other staff to organise an expedition to Clarke Range to search for the misidentified black-billed bird. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Bridled Honeyeater is classed as ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance. More

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The Bridled Honeyeater is a species of the Meliphagidae family, and is also endemic to Australia. Physical Description It is 18-22 cm long with a very svelte body type and pointy black beak. Its eyes are bright blue and its name relates to the brown and yellow 'bridle' that stretches from the beak to under the eyes. The Bridled Honeyeater is usually seen alone, but will sometimes fly in pairs or small groups. More