Ptilotula penicillata

White-plumed Honeyeater at Belconnen, ACT

Ptilotula penicillata at Belconnen, ACT - 6 Jun 2019
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Identification history

Ptilotula penicillata 8 Jun 2019 Illilanga
Pachycephala pectoralis 7 Jun 2019 AlisonMilton

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4 comments

Illilanga wrote:
   8 Jun 2019
Alison, you can tell the White-plumed Honeyeaters by the white stripe on their necks, with a small touch of black at the top of the stripe. They are great fun to watch and usually fairly vocal, chasing off other birds near a food source. The bird also move around fairly quickly, typical of the smaller honeyeaters. We usually get a small flock that overwinter with us. Sandra
AlisonMilton wrote:
   8 Jun 2019
Sorry, I meant White-plumed honeyeater! I must have been thinking about the other photo I had that IS of a Golden Whistler.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   8 Jun 2019
Updated the abundance as I thought I was posting a different photo.
Illilanga wrote:
   8 Jun 2019
No problems. :)

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Location information

Sighting information

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
  • 423 images trained Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Lichenostomus penicillatus Ptilotula penicillatus
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