White-throated Honeyeater
A species of Black-capped Honeyeaters Scientific name : Melithreptus albogularis Genus : Black-capped Honeyeaters
White-throated Honeyeater, A species of Black-capped Honeyeaters
Botanical name: Melithreptus albogularis
Genus: Black-capped Honeyeaters
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Description General Info
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Description
The adult white-throated honeyeater is 11.5 to 14.5 centimetres (4.5 to 5.7 in) long, with olive-green or yellow-green upperparts, yellower on the rump, and white throat and underparts, a black head, a blue-white patch of bare skin over the eye, and a white stripe across the nape. The bill is black, the eyes red-brown, and the legs purple-brown. Various calls have been recorded.
Size
15 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
White-throated Honeyeater primarily consume invertebrates like insects and spiders, and nectar from flowers such as Eucalyptus. They forage actively at various tree levels, utilizing methods like probing flowers and gleaning foliage. White-throated Honeyeater exhibit unique feeding in mixed-species flocks, highlighting their social foraging behavior.
Habitat
The white-throated Honeyeater is native to open eucalypt forests and woodlands, with a preference for areas with a grassy or shrubby understorey. It can be found around paperbarks, Grevillea, and palms. The species also thrives in riparian woodlands with heavy or sparse vegetation and adapts to dry woodlands and urban parks and gardens. It typically occupies regions that border more arid zones.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Honeyeaters Genus
Black-capped Honeyeaters Species
White-throated Honeyeater