Ptilotula penicillata

White-plumed Honeyeater at Bellmount Forest, NSW

Ptilotula penicillata at Bellmount Forest, NSW - 8 Oct 2018 11:14 AM
Ptilotula penicillata at Bellmount Forest, NSW - 8 Oct 2018 11:14 AM
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Identification history

Ptilotula penicillata 9 Oct 2018 natureguy
Ptilotula penicillata 9 Oct 2018 KumikoCallaway

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It was collecting nesting materials and flew to its nest which was well hidden in a cluster of leaves. It sat in the nest for a few minutes before it flew out again.

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • True Nesting site

Species information

  • Ptilotula penicillata Scientific name
  • White-plumed Honeyeater Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 804.1m Recorded at altitude
  • 455 images trained Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Lichenostomus penicillatus Ptilotula penicillatus

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