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Bar-breasted Honeyeater

Ramsayornis fasciatus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 13 g
Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus), photo 1
Photo: Tony Brown from Perth WA, Australia · CC BY 2.0
Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus), photo 2
Photo: Tony Brown from Perth WA, Australia · CC BY 2.0
Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus), photo 3
Photo: Tony Brown from Perth WA, Australia · CC BY 2.0
Bar-breasted Honeyeater (Ramsayornis fasciatus), photo 4
Photo: Tony Brown from Perth WA, Australia · CC BY 2.0

When to see the Bar-breasted Honeyeater

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Bar-breasted Honeyeater

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Australia

About the Bar-breasted Honeyeater

The bar-breasted honeyeater, also known as the White-breasted honeyeater, is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to northern Australia, with a breeding season from late spring to winter. It feeds primarily on nectar and invertebrates.

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Easily confused with

Brown-backed Honeyeater (Ramsayornis modestus) Brown-backed HoneyeaterRamsayornis modestusThe Brown-backed honeyeater is small in size, measuring around 11–12cm in length with a weight of 11–14 g.

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