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A small olive-gray honeyeater with a circular pale yellow cheek patch and a relatively fine bill.
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At a glance
FamilyHoneyeaters
SizeMedium
RarityRare
HabitatFlowering woodland, heath, gardens, and any canopy with nectar or insect activity.
Best timeMorning while nectar resources and mixed feeding activity are strongest.
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Range map
6approx hotspots
6approx records
1states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Can be confused with Lewin’s Honeyeater and Yellow-spotted Honeyeater, but note the shape of the cheek patch: crescent-shaped on Lewin’s Honeyeater and oval on Yellow-spotted Honeyeater. Adults also have a blue-gray eye while Lewin’s has a bluish eye and Yellow-spotted has a brown eye. One of three easily confusable species found in far northern Queensland. Common in many wetter lowland habitats in wetter parts of northern Queensland. Formerly considered conspecific with Graceful Honeyeater, but no overlap in range.
Behavior
Voice is a key ID feature—often a single short note rather than the loud repeated whistle of Yellow-spotted or the rapid staccato machine-gun call of Lewin’s.
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