White-plumed Honeyeater

The cup nest

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

White-plumed Honeyeater on a branch. White-plumed Honeyeater on a branch. Photo: K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers © K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers White-plumed Honeyeater. White-plumed Honeyeater. Photo: K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers © K Vang and W Dabrowka / Bird Explorers White-plumed Honeyeater. White-plumed Honeyeater. More

Description The White-plumed Honeyeater is a medium-sized honeyeater with a slightly down-curved bill. It is yellowish-olive to grey above, pale brown-grey below, with a yellowish head and a distinctive white neck-plume, giving the bird its name. The males are slightly larger but the sexes are otherwise similar. Young are duller, with much less distinct plumes and a paler bill. Usually gregarious and seen constantly moving from tree to tree with rapid darting movements. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.165.135. More

The White-plumed Honeyeater Lichenostomus penicillatus is a bird native to Australia. It is yellow above and paler beneath, with a black and white line on the sides of its neck. The white neck band of a White-plumed Honeyeater is its most prominent feature, the rest of the feathers being shades of green and buff. Juveniles have a pinkish orange beak that darkens to black in adults. Honeyeaters feed on nectar and insects and their nest is a small cup nest in a tree. More

White-plumed Honeyeater (Lichenostomus penicillatus): is also known as the Native Canary, Chickowee, Greenie, Linnet, Ringeye and Ringneck. Within this plethora of names the “White-plumed” is the arguably the most descriptive. The White-plumed Honeyeater is between 150-170 millimetres long. It is olive-grey with yellow-olive head and a long, clear-cut white plume on the neck. In northern Australia and Western Australia the plumage is more yellow and the head golden- yellow. The White-plumed Honeyeater is found in all mainland Australian states. More

of an average White-plumed Honeyeater is approximately 19 cm. View On Black This photo has notes. Move your mouse over the photo to see them. To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. More

White-plumed Honeyeaters were visible and audible around the place where we lived in 2003-2006, 20 km south of Narrabri, New South Wales, basically every day, except the coldest season. They were one of the most common birds there, came in whole families and sometimes made quite a racket. In contrast, the rural property where we lived from 2007 on, 20 km east of Narrabri and farther away from a large area of contiguous bushland, they were hardly ever seen. More

White-plumed Honeyeater nest with two eggs in a suburban backyard in Melbourne, Australia. Image by Pfctdayelise - Some rights reserved. Amazon. More

of an average White-plumed Honeyeater is approximately 19 cm. References - * BirdLife International (2004). Lichenostomus penicillatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. More