Black-headed honeyeater

Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

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

* Black-headed Honeyeater, Melithreptus affinis * Stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta * Green-backed Honeyeater, Glycichaera fallax * Brown Honeyeater, Lichmera indistincta * White-streaked Honeyeater, Trichodere cockerelli * Painted Honeyeater, Grantiella picta * Crescent Honeyeater, Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera More

The Black-headed Honeyeater can be seen in mixed winter flocks with the Strong-billed Honeyeater, as well as pardalotes and thornbills. More

The Black-headed Honeyeater (Melithreptus affinis) is a species of bird in the Meliphagidae family. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Melithreptus affinis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. Stub icon This article about a honeyeater is a stub. More

Black-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus affinis = Described by: Lesson (1839) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs Mount Wellington, Tasmania, Australia - Feb, 2003 More

The Black-headed Honeyeater can be seen in mixed winter flocks with the Strong-billed Honeyeater, as well as pardalotes and thornbills. Alternative Name/s Black-capped Honeyeater, the Black-cap or the King Island Honeyeater. Identification The Black-headed Honeyeater is the smaller of the two Melithreptus honeyeaters in Tasmania, with a wholly black head and throat, a fine black bill and a very pale blue to white crescent of bare skin over the eye. More

Black-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus affinis IUCN Red List history Year Category 2009 Least Concern 2008 Least Concern 2004 Least Concern 2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern 1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern 1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern Range Estimate More

Black-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus affinis Peter Murrell Reserve, Kingston, Hobart, Tasmania 22 Feb , Lifer. Peter Murrell Reserve, Kingston, Hobart, Tasmania 23 Feb; Mountain Valley Wilderness, 40 km S of Burnie, Tas 26-28 Feb; Inala, Bruny Island, Tasmania 6-8 Mar; Lighthouse Rd, Bruny Island, 3.4km NE Cape Bruny 7 Mar; Jetty Beach, Bruny Island, 4.1km NNE of Cape Bruny 7 Mar. More

The black-headed honeyeater is between 12 and 14 centimetres (five and six inches) tall, with a black head and throat and a small, whitish eye crescent. It has a distinctive sharp whistle. The bird is found in forests, coastal heaths and gardens. Its nests are made of grass, hair and fur and are bound with spiders' webs. It lays two to three pale pink, spotted red-brown eggs. More

The black-headed honeyeater (Melithreptus affinus), one of Tasmania's endemic species, is common in wet and dry sclerophyll forests. It can be distinguished from the strong-billed honeyeater, with which it often occurs in mixed flocks, by its completely black head. The species feeds on insects within the canopy, often hanging upside down from branches. The nest is constructed from fibrous bark, grasses and moss. Two to three spotted, pinkish eggs are laid. audio button The call is a high-pitched 'pssip'. More

Black-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus affinis = Mount Wellington, Tasmania, Australia - Feb, 2003 More

Black-headed Honeyeater, Dusky Robin and Black Currawong. The CD features a range of calls for this unique group, along with those of a further 68 species, many of whose calls are different to their mainland cousins and particular attention has been paid to this aspect. Where possible, a range of calls of each species is presented, allowing the listener to become aware of the repertoire of sounds possessed by many of the birds, particularly songbirds. More

The Black-headed Honeyeater, one of Tasmania's endemic species, is a small (up to 150mm) bird with an entirely black head and throat with a small blue-white crescent over the eye. The upperparts are olive green and the underparts are grey-white. It can be distinguished from the Strong-billed Honeyeater, with which it often occurs in mixed flocks, by the completely black head. More

The Black-headed honeyeater is confined to Tasmania and the Bass Strait Islands. Its head is completely black. lacking the white nape of other similar honeyeaters. Distinguish from Strong-billed honeyeater in Tas. This bird is found in a wide range of habitats of forest, woodland and heath, and often travels in noisy flocks. Its voice is a sharp whistle. It is nomadic in winter and breeds in the outer foliage of eucalypts about 20m from the ground.October-January. More