Melithreptus (Melithreptus) affinis
Black-headed Honeyeater
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Meliphagidae
Genus
Melithreptus
Species
Melithreptus (Melithreptus) affinis
Status
least concern
Colours
Distinguishing features
It is olive green above and white below, with a wholly black head that lacks the white nape of its relatives. It has a blue-white patch of bare skin around the eye. Its beak is small. (Wikipedia)
Size
- From 13 cm to 15 cm (Length of specimen)
Wingspan
- Wingspan data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
It is endemic to Tasmania, Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is found in wet and dry sclerophyll forests, as well as scub and heathland, and subalpine habitats to an altitude of 1200 m. (Wikipedia)
Diet
Insects form the bulk of the diet, and the Black-headed Honeyeater specialises in foraging among the foliage of trees, as opposed to probing the trunk for prey. Birds often hang upside down from branches while foraging.
