Brown-headed Honeyeater

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When to see the Brown-headed Honeyeater

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Brown-headed Honeyeater

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

About the Brown-headed Honeyeater

The brown-headed honeyeater is a species of passerine bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

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Easily confused with

White-throated HoneyeaterMelithreptus albogularisThe adult white-throated honeyeater is 11.5 to 14.5 cm (4.5 to 5.7 in) long, with olive-green or yellow-green upperparts, yellower on the rump, and white throat and underparts, a black head, a blue-white patch of bare skin over the eye, and a white stripe across the nape. White-naped HoneyeaterMelithreptus lunatusA mid-sized honeyeater at 13–15 cm (5–6 in) in length, it is olive-green above and white below, with a black head, nape and throat, a red patch over the eye, and a white crescent-shaped patch on the nape. Black-chinned HoneyeaterMelithreptus gularisA mid-sized honeyeater ranging from 14 to 16 cm (5.6–6.4 in) in length, it is olive-brown above and buff below, with a black head, nape and throat, with a bluish patch of bare skin over the eye and a white crescent-shaped patch on the nape.

Side by side: Brown-headed Honeyeater vs White-naped Honeyeater · Brown-headed Honeyeater vs White-throated Honeyeater · Black-chinned Honeyeater vs Brown-headed Honeyeater