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[[Image:PiedHoneyeaterMB.jpeg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Mike+Bouette|Mike Bouette}}<br />Carbla, [[Western Australia]], August, 2016]] | [[Image:PiedHoneyeaterMB.jpeg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Mike+Bouette|Mike Bouette}}<br />Carbla, [[Western Australia]], August, 2016]] | ||
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;[[:Category:Certhionyx|Certhionyx]] variegatus | ;[[:Category:Certhionyx|Certhionyx]] variegatus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Long curved bill | + | [[Image:Image381.jpeg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Mike+Bouette|Mike Bouette}}<br />Carbla, [[Western Australia]], August, 2016]] |
| + | 15–20 cm (6-7¾ in)<br /> | ||
| + | *Long curved bill | ||
| + | *Blue eye patch; less conspicuous in females | ||
| + | '''Male''' | ||
| + | *Black head, neck and upperparts | ||
| + | *White lower rump and upper tail | ||
| + | *Black wings with white stripe | ||
| + | *Black-tipped tail<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''': brown upperparts, greyish-white chin, white breast | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Australia]] | + | [[Australia]]: found in arid central Australia, to coasts in central [[Western Australia]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Mainly arid shrublands, woodlands, sandhills, inland ranges and granite outcrops. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Diet | + | [[Image:PiedHoneyeaterflightMB.jpeg.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Mike+Bouette|Mike Bouette}}<br />Carbla, [[Western Australia]], August, 2016]] |
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| − | + | Diet consists mostly of nectar, but they also eat insects, and occasionally fruit and seeds. The long bill is used to probe into flowers. | |
| + | They feed with [[Black Honeyeater]]s, [[White-fronted Honeyeater]]s and Woodswallows. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | The shallow cup shaped nest is constructed from twigs, grass and spiders' webs, then lined with grass, roots, wool, and feathers. Both adults build the nest, incubate and feed the young. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016) | ||
| + | #Birds in Bakyards | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Certhionyx+variegatus}} | {{GSearch|Certhionyx+variegatus}} | ||
[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=63&bid=855 View more images of this species on the ABID] | [http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=63&bid=855 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Certhionyx]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Certhionyx]] | ||
Revision as of 11:22, 21 November 2016
- Certhionyx variegatus
Identification
15–20 cm (6-7¾ in)
- Long curved bill
- Blue eye patch; less conspicuous in females
Male
- Black head, neck and upperparts
- White lower rump and upper tail
- Black wings with white stripe
- Black-tipped tail
Female: brown upperparts, greyish-white chin, white breast
Distribution
Australia: found in arid central Australia, to coasts in central Western Australia
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Mainly arid shrublands, woodlands, sandhills, inland ranges and granite outcrops.
Behaviour
Diet
Diet consists mostly of nectar, but they also eat insects, and occasionally fruit and seeds. The long bill is used to probe into flowers.
They feed with Black Honeyeaters, White-fronted Honeyeaters and Woodswallows.
Breeding
The shallow cup shaped nest is constructed from twigs, grass and spiders' webs, then lined with grass, roots, wool, and feathers. Both adults build the nest, incubate and feed the young.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2016)
- Birds in Bakyards
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pied Honeyeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pied_Honeyeater
