Yellow-Faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops
About This Species
Look for it moving through eucalypt forest and woodland edges along Australia's east coast, gleaning nectar and insects from blossom and foliage in small mixed flocks. It is best known for a conspicuous autumn migration, when large numbers stream along ridgelines and coastal lookouts from March into May. Listen for sharp, chattering calls as flocks pass overhead or forage in flowering banksia and eucalypt canopy.
Ethical Viewing Guidelines
- A few metres' distance is enough not to disrupt normal foraging, and binoculars make closer views unnecessary.
- Native birds are protected under state and territory wildlife legislation across Australia, so nests should not be approached or handled.
- Avoid lingering near active nest sites during the spring breeding season.
LCAvesPasseriformesMeliphagidae
Seasonal Activity
560,770 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
Photo
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Occurrence data from GBIF.