Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater (Meliphaga notata) - HBW 13, p. 589
French:
Méliphage marqué
German: Torreshonigfresser
Spanish:
Mielero Marcado
Other common names: Lesser Lewin/Little Lewin Honeyeater,
Yellow-spotted Meliphaga
Taxonomy: Ptilotis
notata Gould, 1867, Cape York, north Queensland, Australia.
Molecular
evidence suggests that genus consists of two clades; present species
forms a group with M. lewinii and M. aruensis. Races
intergrade in narrow zone from Cooktown S to about Ayton. Two
subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- notata (Gould, 1867) - islands of C & S Torres Strait; N Queensland S to Archer-Mitchell rivers and Princess Charlotte Bay, with outliers S to around Cooktown-Ayton area.
- mixta (Mathews, 1912) - coastal NE Queensland from Cooktown S to Paluma Range, Townsville and Cape Cleveland, inland to Atherton Tableland; isolated population at Mt Elliot and records farther S (at Haughton R).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird calling, then eating a fruit. Locality Kingfisher Park, Julatten, Queensland, Australia
Robert Schaefer 26 September 2010 1 year ago 31 sec 4
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wild bird eating at feeding tray
Locality Kuranda, Queensland, Australia (ssp mixta)
Michael Retter 1 October 2009 2 years ago 4 -
Feeding on grevillea
Locality Julatten, Queensland, Australia
Lindsay Hansch 16 August 2009 47 weeks ago 3.6 -
A close-up.
Locality Cassowary House, Kuranda, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 25 April 2005 1 year ago 3.5
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