New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyMeliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
- GenusPhylidonyris (Yellow-winged Honeyeaters)
- SpeciesPhylidonyris novaehollandiae (New Holland Honeyeater)
About the New Holland Honeyeater
The New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) is a honeyeater species found throughout southern Australia. It was among the first birds to be scientifically described in Australia, and was initially named Certhia novaehollandiae.
The New Holland honeyeater was formally described in 1790 by the English ornithologist John Latham. He placed it with the tree creepers in the genus Certhia and coined the binomial name Certhia novaehollandiae. Latham based his account on the "New Holland Creeper" that had been described and illustrated by the Irish surgeon John White in his Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales. The New Holland honeyeater is now one of three species placed in the genus Phylidonyris that was introduced in 1830 by René Lesson.
Five subspecies are recognised: P. n. novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) – southeast Queensland to southeast South Australia (central south, southeast Australia) P. n. caudatus Salomonsen, 1966 – Bass Strait islands (southeast Australia)
P. n. canescens (Latham, 1790) – Tasmania (southeast Australia) P. n. campbelli (Mathews, 1923) – Kangaroo Island (off central south Southern Australia; central south Australia) P. n. longirostris... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Flinders Chase
Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata
White-eared Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis leucotis
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Gliciphila melanops
Purple-gaped Honeyeater
Lichenostomus cratitius
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Brown-headed Honeyeater
Melithreptus brevirostris
Noisy Miner
Manorina melanocephala
Little Wattlebird
Anthochaera chrysoptera
White-fronted Chat
Epthianura albifrons
White-naped Honeyeater
Melithreptus lunatus
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a New Holland Honeyeater in Flinders Chase?
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a New Holland Honeyeater sighting in Flinders Chase, based on 103 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see New Holland Honeyeater in Flinders Chase?
November has the highest sighting rate for New Holland Honeyeater in Flinders Chase in our monthly data.