Macleay's Honeyeater (species: Xanthotis macleayanus) in Yungaburra, QLD (Gaia Guide)
Xanthotis macleayanus
Macleay's Honeyeater


©Kevin Rolle: Macleay's Honeyeater

©J.J. Harrison: Macleay's Honeyeater (Xanthotis macleayanus)

©Alec Brennan: Macleay's Honeyeater (Xanthotis macleayanus)
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Meliphagidae
Genus Xanthotis
Species Xanthotis macleayanus
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • From 18 cm to 21 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Macleay's Honeyeater (Xanthotis macleayanus)

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is endemic to Australia. Within Australia it has a limited distribution, occurring only in northern Queensland from Cooktown to the southern end of the Paluma Range. Its natural habitats are tropical dry forests and tropical moist lowland forests. (Wikipedia)

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