Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
Gliciphila melanops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyMeliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
- GenusGliciphila (Gliciphila Honeyeaters)
- SpeciesGliciphila melanops (Tawny-crowned Honeyeater)
About the Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
The tawny-crowned honeyeater (Gliciphila melanops) is a passerine bird native to southern Australia. The tawny-crowned honeyeater was originally described by ornithologist John Latham in 1801 as Certhia melanops. Its specific epithet is derived from the Ancient Greek terms melano- 'black' and ōps 'face'. It was previously classified in the genus Phylidonyris but a molecular study has shown it to be more distantly related to members of that genus. It was assigned to a new genus Gliciphila by Gregory Mathews in 1912.
Two subspecies are recognised: G. m. melanops (Latham, J, 1801) – coastal southern Australia (Broadwater, northeastern New South Wales to Wilson's Promontory, western Victoria to Eyre Peninsula, eastern Tasmania, Kalbarri to Nuytsland, southwestern Australia)
G. m. chelidonia Schodde, R & Mason, IJ, 1999 – western Tasmania A species of the honeyeater family, perching birds that feed on insects and nectar. Tawny-crowned honeyeaters are sometimes observed hopping amongst plants on the ground to feed, considered as unusual behaviour amongst its near relations. It resembles the eastern and western spinebills and crescent honeyeater, but is distinguished... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Flinders Chase
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
White-eared Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis leucotis
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 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tawny-crowned Honeyeater in Flinders Chase?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-crowned Honeyeater sighting in Flinders Chase, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tawny-crowned Honeyeater in Flinders Chase?
September has the highest sighting rate for Tawny-crowned Honeyeater in Flinders Chase in our monthly data.