Yellow-tufted Honeyeater

It was initially described by ornithologist John Latham in 1802 and given several names, initially Muscicapa auricomis and later Turdus melanops. The latter name was retained as a nomen protectum and the former a nomen oblitum as the epithet melanops has been used consistently for over a century. It belongs to the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. More recently, DNA analysis has shown honeyeaters to be related to the Pardalotidae, and the Petroicidae in a large corvid superfamily; some researchers considering all these families in a broadly defined Corvidae.

The Yellow-tufted 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 Yellow-tufted Honeyeater is a striking, medium to medium-large honeyeater with a slightly down-curved bill. It is olive-brown above, yellowish grey below, with a black face mask and bright yellow ear tufts and sides of the throat. The males are slightly larger but the sexes are otherwise similar. Young are duller and paler, with yellow areas washed green. There are three subspecies, two of which are fairly similar (L. m. melanops and L. m. More

of the Yellow-tufted Honeyeater, that exists in the wild only as a tiny relict population in the Australian state of Victoria, in the Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve. It is Victoria’s only endemic bird, and was adopted as one of the state’s faunal emblems in 1971. More

The Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) is a passerine bird found in the south-east ranges of Australia from south-east Queensland through eastern New South Wales and across Victoria into the tip of Southeastern South Australia. A predominantly black and yellow honeyeater, it is split into three subspecies. Contents - * 1 Taxonomy * 1. More

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) Filmed at Girraween NP, SE Qld Aug 1996 using Canon EX1 Hi8 & Sigma 400mm lens. Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) Filmed at Girraween NP, SE Qld Aug 1996 using Canon EX1 Hi8 & Sigma 400mm lens.all » Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) Filmed at Girraween NP, SE Qld Aug 1996 using Canon EX1 Hi8 & Sigma 400mm lens.« Download video - iPod/PSPDownload is starting. Save file to your computer. More

The Yellow-tufted Honeyeater, Lichenostomus melanops is a honeyeater that is endemic to the south-east ranges of Australia. Description: The yellow-tufted honeyeater has a bright yellow crown and throat, a black mask and a yellow ear tuft. Yellow-tufted Honeyeater - Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! Please click here for info The Avianweb strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. More

The attractive Yellow-tufted Honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) is a medium-sized honeyeater (23cm) that inhabits dry open eucalypt forest and woodland of south-eastern Australia. They particularly like habitat near watercourses, where the shrub layer is thicker but are rarely found in the coastal zone, preferring areas of stony foothills. Although they do visit flowering plants, this species is more insectivorous than most honeyeaters, often catching insects that inhabit the deep fissures of rough-barked eucalypts such as is illustrated here. More