How big is a White-fronted Honeyeater?

The White-fronted Honeyeater is a small sized bird weighing about 17 g.

Where can you see a White-fronted Honeyeater?

The White-fronted Honeyeater is endemic to Australia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What does a White-fronted Honeyeater sound like?

You can listen to a field recording of the White-fronted Honeyeater on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a White-fronted Honeyeater?

The White-fronted Honeyeater is most easily confused with the Yellow-throated Honeyeater, the Rufous-throated Honeyeater and the Yellow Wattlebird.

Is the White-fronted Honeyeater endangered?

The White-fronted Honeyeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

White-fronted Honeyeater

Purnella albifrons

Honeyeaters · Passeriformes · Uncommon

The White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons) is a uncommon honeyeater found only in Australia, weighing about 17 g. The white-fronted honeyeater is a medium-sized bird species endemic to Australia.

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White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons), photo 1 — Photo: J N. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons), photo 2 — Photo: J N. · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons), photo 3 — Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons), photo 4 — Photo: Broinowski, Gracius J. · Public domain

White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons), photo 5 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons), photo 6 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Nathan Ruser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons), photo 8 — Photo: no rights reserved · CC0

White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Will Cornwell, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the White-fronted Honeyeater

The white-fronted honeyeater is a medium-sized bird species endemic to Australia. Mainly distributed throughout arid and semi-arid landscapes. The white-fronted honeyeater has distinct colourings with a white face, black or brown upper chest with white speckles and yellow panels on their brown wings.

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What the White-fronted Honeyeater sounds like

Recording: Rob Nicholson · CC BY 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Australia

When to see it

Best months: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a White-fronted Honeyeater look like?: The white-fronted honeyeater is a medium-sized bird species endemic to Australia.
How big is a White-fronted Honeyeater?: The White-fronted Honeyeater is a small sized bird weighing about 17 g.
Where can you see a White-fronted Honeyeater?: The White-fronted Honeyeater is endemic to Australia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What does a White-fronted Honeyeater sound like?: You can listen to a field recording of the White-fronted Honeyeater on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a White-fronted Honeyeater?: The White-fronted Honeyeater is most easily confused with the Yellow-throated Honeyeater, the Rufous-throated Honeyeater and the Yellow Wattlebird.
Is the White-fronted Honeyeater endangered?: The White-fronted Honeyeater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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