(add photo of juvenile) |
(Photo captions. Attempt to disguise copied text. Distribution, Habitat, & Behaviour expanded. References) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[Image:Blue-faced_Honeyeater.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by [http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 '''Hans&Judy Beste''']<br> | + | [[Image:Blue-faced_Honeyeater.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''albipennis''<br />Photo by [http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 '''Hans&Judy Beste''']<br />Mount Molloy, North [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], 1984]] |
| − | |||
;[[:category:Entomyzon|Entomyzon]] cyanotis | ;[[:category:Entomyzon|Entomyzon]] cyanotis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | '''Adult''' | + | 32 cm<br /> |
| − | + | '''Adult''' | |
| + | *White underparts | ||
| + | *Olive back and wings | ||
| + | *Bare blue skin around eye | ||
| + | *Blackish head and throat | ||
| + | *White stripe round nape<br /> | ||
| + | '''Juvenile''' | ||
| + | :*Fledgling is 'red/brown' changing to bronze then yellow maturing through green and finally blue face patch. | ||
| + | [[Image:Blue-faced Honeyeater juv.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|tcollins|tcollins}}<br />Darwin, [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]], April 2009]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | Southeast [[Asia]] and [[Australasia]]<br /> | |
| − | ==Taxonomy== | + | '''South-east Asia''': [[Indonesia]]<br /> |
| − | There are 4 subspecies. | + | '''Australasia''': [[Papua New Guinea]], [[Australia]], [[New South Wales]], [[Northern Territory]], [[Queensland]], [[South Australia]], [[Victoria]], [[Western Australia]]. |
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | There are 4 subspecies: | ||
| + | *''E. c. harterti'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[New Guinea]] (Trans-Fly lowlands) | ||
| + | *''E. c. albipennis'': | ||
| + | :*Northern [[Australia]] (Kimberley, [[Western Australia]] to north-western [[Queensland]]) | ||
| + | *''E. c. griseigularis'': | ||
| + | :*Northern [[Queensland]] (Cape York Peninsula) | ||
| + | *''E. c. cyanotis'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Australia]] (east and central [[Queensland]] to [[Victoria]] and south-eastern [[South Australia]]) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | It is found in tropical, sub-tropical and wetter temperate or semi-arid zones, mostly in open forests and woodlands close to water, mangroves and coastal heathland, wallum areas. Open scrub and suburban gardens. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The greet each other by lowering the head and opening the mouth in a wide yawning gape. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes insects, pollen, fruit, (especially bananas or grapes) and nectar. | The diet includes insects, pollen, fruit, (especially bananas or grapes) and nectar. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | It builds a bowl shaped nest from twigs and bark. The clutch consists of 2 buff-pink eggs, splotched with red-brown or purple. The nest is parasitised by the [[Asian Koel]]. | ||
| − | + | Sub-adults help feed the juveniles. | |
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| − | Call: ''ki-owt''. | + | '''Call''': ''ki-owt''. |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch| | + | {{GSearch|Entomyzon_cyanotis}} |
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Entomyzon]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Entomyzon]] | ||
Revision as of 19:44, 2 July 2010
- Entomyzon cyanotis
Identification
32 cm
Adult
- White underparts
- Olive back and wings
- Bare blue skin around eye
- Blackish head and throat
- White stripe round nape
Juvenile
- Fledgling is 'red/brown' changing to bronze then yellow maturing through green and finally blue face patch.
Distribution
Southeast Asia and Australasia
South-east Asia: Indonesia
Australasia: Papua New Guinea, Australia, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 4 subspecies:
- E. c. harterti:
- Southern New Guinea (Trans-Fly lowlands)
- E. c. albipennis:
- Northern Australia (Kimberley, Western Australia to north-western Queensland)
- E. c. griseigularis:
- Northern Queensland (Cape York Peninsula)
- E. c. cyanotis:
- Eastern Australia (east and central Queensland to Victoria and south-eastern South Australia)
Habitat
It is found in tropical, sub-tropical and wetter temperate or semi-arid zones, mostly in open forests and woodlands close to water, mangroves and coastal heathland, wallum areas. Open scrub and suburban gardens.
Behaviour
The greet each other by lowering the head and opening the mouth in a wide yawning gape.
Diet
The diet includes insects, pollen, fruit, (especially bananas or grapes) and nectar.
Breeding
It builds a bowl shaped nest from twigs and bark. The clutch consists of 2 buff-pink eggs, splotched with red-brown or purple. The nest is parasitised by the Asian Koel.
Sub-adults help feed the juveniles.
Vocalisation
Call: ki-owt.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-faced Honeyeater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-faced_Honeyeater
