Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
White-fronted Honeyeater (Purnella albifrons) - HBW 13, p. 609
French: Méliphage à front blanc
German: Weißstirn-Honigfresser
Spanish: Mielero Frentiblanco
Taxonomy: Glyciphila albifrons Gould, 1841, York District, south Western Australia.
Genus sometimes merged with Phylidonyris. Species has in the past been placed with Phylidonyris novaehollandiae and Phylidonyris niger in a separate genus, Meliornis; has also been thought to be close to Gliciphila melanops. Monotypic.
Distribution: Widespread through arid and semi-arid Western Australia E to to S Northern Territory (mostly S of 23° S), SW Queensland (S from about Mt Isa), South Australia (mostly N of 33° S), W New South Wales and W Victoria (in Mallee and Wimmera regions, mainly N of 37° S).
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A bird feeding on nectar from a garden shrub (Grevillea sp) Locality Kambah, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 June 2007 4 years ago 38 sec 4.8 -
A bird perched lethargic on a cold winter morning Locality Kambah, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 June 2007 4 years ago 35 sec 4.8 -
A bird perched sleepy on a branch Locality Kambah, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Monotypic species)
Geoffrey Dabb 30 June 2007 4 years ago 32 sec 4.4 -
A bird perched, calling and then flying away. Locality Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 1 year ago 19 sec 4.3 -
A bird perched rubbing its bill, looking around, scratching its head and flying away. Locality Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 1 year ago 21 sec 3
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A bird perched at eucalyptus flowers
Locality Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Arthur Grosset 14 March 2006 2 years ago 4 -
A male perched.
Locality Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 1 year ago 3.8 -
White-fronted Honeyeater perched
Locality Round Hill Nature Reserve, New South Wales, Australia
Rhonda Hansch 27 October 2011 17 weeks ago 3.3
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A male singing. Locality Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 28 October 2009 1 year ago 4.7
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