Rufous-banded Honeyeater

When to see the Rufous-banded 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 Rufous-banded Honeyeater

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Rufous-banded Honeyeater

The rufous-banded honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in the Aru Islands, New Guinea and northern Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. The rufous-banded honeyeater is considered one of the most common small birds in the suburban ecosystem of Darwin, Australia, notable because its lack of introduced bird species. It is also native to Queensland, Australia. Ornithologist F. Salomonsen recognized two subspecies of rufous-banded honeyeater, Conopophila albogularis and Conopophila mimikae but J. Ford disagreed with this subspeciation.

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Easily confused with

Rufous-throated HoneyeaterConopophila rufogularisThe rufous-throated honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. Grey HoneyeaterConopophila whiteiA tiny honeyeater, grey and discreet, with a nondescript colouration that is only faintly marked.