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Gilbert's Honeyeater (Melithreptus chloropsis)

Gilbert's Honeyeater (Melithreptus chloropsis)
Gilbert's Honeyeater (Melithreptus chloropsis)

About Gilbert's Honeyeater (Melithreptus chloropsis)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Honeyeaters

Gilbert's honeyeater, also known as the Swan River honeyeater or western white-naped honeyeater, is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southwestern Australia. A mid-sized honeyeater, it is olive-green above and white below, with a black head, nape and throat and a white patch over the eye and a white crescent-shaped patch on the nape. The bill is brownish-black and the eyes a dull red. The sexes have similar plumage.

Source: Wikipedia

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    Dryandra Woodland, Australia
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  • 2023-04-09

    Sterling Range National Park, Australia