White-eared Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis leucotis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyMeliphagidae (Honeyeaters)
- GenusNesoptilotis (White-eared and Yellow-throated Honeyeaters)
- SpeciesNesoptilotis leucotis (White-eared Honeyeater)
About the White-eared Honeyeater
The white-eared honeyeater (Nesoptilotis leucotis) is a medium-sized honeyeater found in Australia. It is a member of the family Meliphagidae (honeyeaters and Australian chats) which has 190 recognised species with about half of them found in Australia. This makes them members of the most diverse family of birds in Australia. White-eared honeyeaters are easily identifiable by their olive-green body, black head and white ear-patch.
The white-eared honeyeater was first described by English ornithologist John Latham in 1801 as Turdus leucotis. It has been reclassified several times and was previously named Lichenostomus leucotis and Ptilotis leucotis torringtoni.
The white-eared honeyeater was previously placed in the genus Lichenostomus, but it was moved to Nesoptilotis after a molecular phylogenetic analysis, published in 2011, showed that the original genus was polyphyletic. It is a sister taxon to the yellow-throated honeyeater (N. flavicollis) that occurs in Tasmania, and they belong to a clade that contains the genera Entomyzon, Melithreptus, and Foulehaio.
There are two recognised subspecies: the nominate subspecies Nesoptilotis leucotis leucotis is found from eastern... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Flinders Chase
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Crescent Honeyeater
Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus
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 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-eared Honeyeater in Flinders Chase?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-eared Honeyeater sighting in Flinders Chase, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-eared Honeyeater in Flinders Chase?
October has the highest sighting rate for White-eared Honeyeater in Flinders Chase in our monthly data.