
White-Naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus
Also known as: Eastern White-Naped Honeyeater
About This Species
A small honeyeater of eucalypt woodland and forest in southeastern Australia, feeding actively on nectar, insects and manna high in the canopy, often in mixed flocks with other honeyeaters. Look and listen for a sharp, chattering call and quick, restless movement through flowering eucalypts, with activity peaking during and just after eucalypt blossom. Open woodland with mature flowering trees offers the best chance of a sighting.
Ethical Viewing Guidelines
- Canopy-feeding birds are best watched from below with binoculars rather than approached directly, since flowering trees can be disturbed by too much foot traffic underneath.
- Follow standard bushwalking etiquette in woodland reserves, keeping to paths and avoiding prolonged disturbance near active nests.
LCAvesPasseriformesMeliphagidae
Seasonal Activity
165,933 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
Photo
(c) David Tytherleigh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Tytherleigh
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Occurrence data from GBIF.