Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) - HBW 13, p. 667
French:
Méliphage de Nouvelle-Hollande
German: Weißaugen-Honigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero de Nueva Holanda
Other common names:
Yellow-winged/White-bearded/Bearded/Golden-winged/Long-billed/White-eyed
Honeyeater
Taxonomy: Certhia
novaeHollandiae Latham, 1790, “Nova Hollandia” =
region of Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia.
Five
subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- longirostris (Gould, 1846) - SW & S Western Australia S & SE from about Geraldton (occasionally farther N) to Esperance, thence coastally and subcoastally to Israelite Bay.
- novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) - SE mainland Australia from SE Queensland (S from Gympie) and E New South Wales (reaching W slopes of Great Divide) S to S Victoria (extending farther inland in W) and SE South Australia (E from Eyre Peninsula).
- campbelli (Mathews, 1923) - Kangaroo I (South Australia).
- longirostris (Gould, 1846) - SW & S Western Australia S & SE from about Geraldton (occasionally farther N) to Esperance, thence coastally and subcoastally to Israelite Bay.
- novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) - SE mainland Australia from SE Queensland (S from Gympie) and E New South Wales (reaching W slopes of Great Divide) S to S Victoria (extending farther inland in W) and SE South Australia (E from Eyre Peninsula).
- campbelli (Mathews, 1923) - Kangaroo I (South Australia).
- caudatus Salomonsen, 1966 - King I and Furneaux Group, in Bass Strait.
- canescens (Latham, 1790) - Tasmania.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a Heath-leaved Banksia (Banksia ericifolia) flower, feeding on nectar Locality Botanic Gardens, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 June 2007 4 years ago 23 sec 4.7 -
Five birds flying in to perch on a branch and drink from a dam Locality Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Nick Talbot 24 April 2007 4 years ago 18 sec 4.4 -
Preening, calling and feeding in a Banksia. Locality Lake Tabourie, New South Wales, Australia
Stephen Wallace 30 April 2011 1 year ago 26 sec 4.4 -
A bird perched in a bush then flying away Locality Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales, Australia (ssp novaehollandiae)
Nick Talbot 2 years ago 17 sec 4.4 -
An adult bird feeding on a flower, perched and hopping away Locality Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia (ssp longirostris)
Nick Talbot 11 June 2007 4 years ago 6 sec 4.3 -
in coastal bush Locality Cheyne Beach Caravan Park, Cheyne Beach, Western Australia, Australia (ssp longirostris)
Martin Kennewell 3 February 2011 1 year ago 29 sec 4
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New Holland Honeyeater - perched on Banksia
Locality Eurobodalla Botanic Gardens, Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Robin Eckermann 24 January 2012 17 weeks ago 4.5 -
Adult perched
Locality Stirling Range Retreat, Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia, Australia (ssp longirostris)
Clive Nealon 28 October 2011 24 weeks ago 4.3 -
New Holland honeyeater sitting on fence.
Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 14 September 2010 1 year ago 4.3 -
New Holland honeyeater.
Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 27 November 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A pair sitting at the water hole.
Locality Little Desert National Park, Victoria, Australia
Ken Havard 25 October 2008 1 year ago 3.9 -
Perched on a dead branch
Locality Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia
Ian Barker 22 February 2012 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.9
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Birds calling from street trees at dawn. Locality Ouyen, Victoria, Australia
(ssp novaehollandiae)
Nick Talbot 20 March 2012 9 weeks ago 4 -
A bird calling three times. Locality Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia
(ssp novaehollandiae)
Josep del Hoyo 31 October 2009 2 years ago 3.5 -
Calling as it forages through a tree; starts with cheeps then some tseep calls Locality Burnie, Tasmania, Australia
(ssp canescens)
Joe Angseesing 23 February 2009 2 years ago 3
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