Black-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus affinis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMeliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
- GenusMelithreptus (Dark-headed Honeyeaters)
- SpeciesMelithreptus affinis (Black-headed Honeyeater)
Closest Relatives at Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Strong-billed Honeyeater
Melithreptus validirostris
Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
Yellow Wattlebird
Anthochaera paradoxa
Yellow-throated Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis flavicollis
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala
Black Currawong
Strepera fuliginosa
Tasmanian Scrubwren
Sericornis humilis
Tasmanian Thornbill
Acanthiza ewingii
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Honeyeater in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Black-headed Honeyeater sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Honeyeater in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Honeyeater in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in our monthly data.