Melithreptus brevirostris

Brown-headed Honeyeater at Florey, ACT

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Identification history

Melithreptus brevirostris	30 May 2019	natureguy
Melithreptus brevirostris	29 May 2019	ArcherCallaway
Melithreptus gularis gularis	29 May 2019	b

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User's notes

There was a group of small birds in the area when I arrived but most of them flew to a tree a bit further away. This bird stayed for one photo and then flew off as well. I'm not sure whether the other birds were the same species or if it was a mixed group.

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b wrote:

30 May 2019

Thanks for the suggestion - agree brown-headed. Initially I could not see the differences between the two but it does look like there is a tone change at the top of the head and the eye ring is more visible when enlarging as far as I can go.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.046761 -35.219259
Places Florey, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
26 May 2019 05:29 PM Recorded on
b Recorded by
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b Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Honeyeater Other Birds Birds

Species information

Melithreptus brevirostris Scientific name
Brown-headed Honeyeater Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1520.3m Recorded at altitude
205 images trained Machine learning
Synonyms
Melithreptus (Eidopsarus) brevirostris

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