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Tawny-breasted Honeyeater

Xanthotis flaviventer

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 40 g
Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer), photo 1
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Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer), photo 2
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Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer), photo 3
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Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer), photo 4
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Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer), photo 5
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Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer), photo 6
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Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer), photo 7
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Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer), photo 8
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Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer), photo 9
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Tawny-breasted Honeyeater (Xanthotis flaviventer), photo 10
Photo: Zara · CC BY 4.0

About the Tawny-breasted Honeyeater

The tawny-breasted honeyeater is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in Australia, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Where it lives

Regular range
Australia Papua New Guinea Indonesia

When to see it

Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Spotted Honeyeater (Xanthotis polygrammus) Spotted HoneyeaterXanthotis polygrammusThis bird is a medium-small honeyeater that measures around 15 to 17 cm. Macleay's Honeyeater (Xanthotis macleayanus) Macleay's HoneyeaterXanthotis macleayanusMacleay's honeyeater is a honeyeater endemic to Australia.

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