White-plumed Honeyeater (species: Ptilotula penicillatus) in Scheyville NP (Gaia Guide)
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Ptilotula penicillatus
White-plumed Honeyeater


©Leo: White-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillatus)

©Tom Tarrant: White-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillatus)

©Alec Brennan: White-plumed Honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillatus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Meliphagidae
Genus Ptilotula
Species Ptilotula penicillatus
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

It is yellow above and paler beneath, with a black and white line on the sides of its neck. The white neck band of a White-plumed Honeyeater is its most prominent feature, the rest of the feathers being shades of green and buff. Juveniles have a pinkish orange beak that darkens to black in adults. (Wikipedia)

Size

  • From 15 cm to 19 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian Distribution

Diet

They feed on nectar and insects. (Wikipedia)

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