White-lined Honeyeater — Australian Bird Identification Guide

Bird guideWhite-lined Honeyeater

Calls include loud, wavering, slurred whistles.

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⚠️Not listed

🌿Endemic to Australia

At a glance

FamilyHoneyeaters

SizeMedium

RarityUncommon

HabitatRather plain medium-sized honeyeater found in sandstone escarpment and gorge country of western Arnhem Land, including the sandstone areas of Kakadu National Park and Katherine Gorge.

Best timeMost reliable in Northern Territory from July to September.

Sounds

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Range map

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54approx hotspots

1383approx records

2states

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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

Rather plain medium-sized honeyeater found in sandstone escarpment and gorge country of western Arnhem Land, including the sandstone areas of Kakadu National Park and Katherine Gorge. Upperparts uniformly gray-green, underparts pale with diffuse gray streaks on chest. Dark cheeks split by thin pale gape mark that extends upward under the blue eye.

Behavior

Forages through sandstone woodland canopy for nectar and insects, advertising its presence with loud, wavering whistles.

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Regional timing

Northern Territory

Peak: July to September1,379 records

New South Wales

Peak: April2 records

Commonly confused with

Kimberley HoneyeaterMeliphaga fordianaUpperparts uniformly gray-green, underparts pale with diffuse gray streaks on chest. Dark cheeks split by thin pale gape mark that extends upward under the blue eye.→Black-banded Fruit-DovePtilinopus alligatorGenerally hard to find. Yellowish-white head and chest, black breast band, gray belly, dark gray back and wings, and pale tip to blackish tail. Compare Torresian Imperial-Pigeon, an almost entirely white bird, with the exception of black outer wing and black tail tip. Loud, slow, repeated booming call.→