Family

Honeyeaters

Meliphagidae

81 species in our catalog · found in 32 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyMeliphagidae (Honeyeaters)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Anthornis melanura

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Meliphaga lewinii

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Ptilotula penicillata

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Manorina flavigula

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Anthochaera paradoxa

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Gavicalis virescens

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Anthochaera carunculata

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Philemon corniculatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Caligavis chrysops

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Philemon buceroides

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Nesoptilotis flavicollis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Phylidonyris novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Acanthagenys rufogularis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Melithreptus affinis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Lichmera indistincta

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Manorina melanocephala

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Stomiopera unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Anthochaera chrysoptera

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Melithreptus albogularis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Entomyzon cyanotis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Philemon argenticeps

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Meliphaga notata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Myzomela obscura

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Ptilotula keartlandi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Conopophila albogularis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Nesoptilotis leucotis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Epthianura albifrons

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Microptilotis analogus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Philemon citreogularis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Myzomela sanguinolenta

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Gliciphila melanops

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Lichenostomus cratitius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Philemon yorki

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Melithreptus lunatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Phylidonyris niger

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Territornis albilineata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Epthianura tricolor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Ptilotula plumula

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Xanthotis macleayanus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU Endemic

Melithreptus validirostris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ramsayornis modestus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Ramsayornis fasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Certhionyx variegatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Melithreptus brevirostris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Manorina melanophrys

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Xanthotis flaviventer

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Bolemoreus frenatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Ptilotula ornata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Meliphaga aruensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gavicalis versicolor

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Lichenostomus melanops

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Conopophila rufogularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Cissomela pectoralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Philemon novaeguineae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Purnella albifrons

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Lichmera argentauris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melilestes megarhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Showing the 60 most likely of 81 species — the park table below covers them all.

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Honeyeaters

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	23	>90%
	Red Wattlebird			~70%
	New Holland Honeyeater			~60%
	Yellow-faced Honeyeater			~50%
	Eastern Spinebill			~50%
	White-eared Honeyeater			~30%
	White-naped Honeyeater			~30%
	White-plumed Honeyeater			~30%
	Brown-headed Honeyeater			~20%
	Noisy Miner			~10%
	Yellow-tufted Honeyeater			~10%
	Crescent Honeyeater			~10%
	Little Wattlebird			~10%
	+11 more at the park page…
2	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	23	>90%
	Eastern Spinebill			~60%
	Red Wattlebird			~60%
	Yellow-faced Honeyeater			~50%
	Noisy Miner			~30%
	Little Wattlebird			~30%
	Lewin's Honeyeater			~30%
	New Holland Honeyeater			~30%
	Bell Miner			~20%
	Noisy Friarbird			~20%
	White-naped Honeyeater			~10%
	White-eared Honeyeater			~10%
	Scarlet Myzomela			~10%
	+11 more at the park page…
3	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	19	>90%
	Brown Honeyeater			~60%
	White-gaped Honeyeater			~60%
	White-throated Honeyeater			~60%
	Blue-faced Honeyeater			~50%
	Silver-crowned Friarbird			~50%
	Dusky Honeyeater			~40%
	Little Friarbird			~30%
	Grey-fronted Honeyeater			Insufficient data
	Rufous-throated Honeyeater			~10%
	Banded Honeyeater			~10%
	Bar-breasted Honeyeater			<5%
	Yellow-throated Miner			<5%
	+7 more at the park page…
4	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	19	>90%
	New Holland Honeyeater			~60%
	Little Wattlebird			~60%
	Eastern Spinebill			~50%
	Yellow-faced Honeyeater			~50%
	Lewin's Honeyeater			~50%
	Red Wattlebird			~50%
	White-cheeked Honeyeater			~20%
	Noisy Friarbird			~10%
	Scarlet Myzomela			~10%
	White-naped Honeyeater			~10%
	Fuscous Honeyeater			~10%
	Tawny-crowned Honeyeater			<5%
	+7 more at the park page…
5	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	17	>90%
	Red Wattlebird			~70%
	New Holland Honeyeater			~60%
	Yellow-faced Honeyeater			~40%
	White-eared Honeyeater			~40%
	Eastern Spinebill			~30%
	Little Wattlebird			~30%
	White-naped Honeyeater			~20%
	Crescent Honeyeater			~20%
	Singing Honeyeater			~10%
	Brown-headed Honeyeater			~10%
	White-plumed Honeyeater			~10%
	Blue-faced Honeyeater			Insufficient data
	+5 more at the park page…
6	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	14	>90%
	Noisy Friarbird			~70%
	Lewin's Honeyeater			~70%
	Noisy Miner			~60%
	Brown Honeyeater			~50%
	Little Wattlebird			~40%
	Blue-faced Honeyeater			~30%
	Scarlet Myzomela			~30%
	White-cheeked Honeyeater			~20%
	Little Friarbird			~10%
	White-throated Honeyeater			~10%
	Dusky Honeyeater			~10%
	Eastern Spinebill			Insufficient data
	+2 more at the park page…
7	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	12	>90%
	White-plumed Honeyeater			~80%
	Singing Honeyeater			~80%
	Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater			~60%
	Yellow-throated Miner			~60%
	Grey-headed Honeyeater			~40%
	Crimson Chat			~20%
	Pied Honeyeater			~20%
	White-fronted Honeyeater			~10%
	Brown Honeyeater			<5%
	Orange Chat			<5%
	Gray Honeyeater			Insufficient data
	Grey-fronted Honeyeater			Insufficient data
8	Maria Island National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10	>90%
	Yellow Wattlebird			~80%
	Black-headed Honeyeater			~60%
	New Holland Honeyeater			~50%
	White-fronted Chat			~30%
	Eastern Spinebill			~30%
	Yellow-throated Honeyeater			~30%
	Crescent Honeyeater			~20%
	Strong-billed Honeyeater			~20%
	Little Wattlebird			~10%
	Noisy Miner			Insufficient data
9	Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	9	>90%
	Crescent Honeyeater			~80%
	Yellow Wattlebird			~70%
	Yellow-throated Honeyeater			~60%
	Strong-billed Honeyeater			~20%
	Eastern Spinebill			~10%
	Black-headed Honeyeater			~10%
	New Holland Honeyeater			<5%
	Little Wattlebird			<5%
	Noisy Miner			Insufficient data
10	Freycinet National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10	>90%
	Yellow Wattlebird			~60%
	Little Wattlebird			~60%
	New Holland Honeyeater			~60%
	Eastern Spinebill			~50%
	Yellow-throated Honeyeater			~40%
	Crescent Honeyeater			~30%
	Black-headed Honeyeater			~20%
	White-fronted Chat			Insufficient data
	Strong-billed Honeyeater			Insufficient data
	Noisy Miner			Insufficient data
11	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	15	>90%
	White-gaped Honeyeater			~50%
	White-throated Honeyeater			~50%
	Dusky Honeyeater			~40%
	Rufous-banded Honeyeater			~40%
	Blue-faced Honeyeater			~30%
	Brown Honeyeater			~30%
	Silver-crowned Friarbird			~20%
	White-lined Honeyeater			~20%
	Helmeted Friarbird			~20%
	Bar-breasted Honeyeater			~20%
	Little Friarbird			~20%
	Yellow-throated Miner			~10%
	+3 more at the park page…
12	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	15	>90%
	Yellow-throated Miner			~80%
	Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater			~50%
	Singing Honeyeater			~30%
	White-plumed Honeyeater			~30%
	Grey-fronted Honeyeater			~20%
	White-eared Honeyeater			~20%
	Red Wattlebird			~20%
	Yellow-plumed Honeyeater			~10%
	Brown-headed Honeyeater			~10%
	White-fronted Chat			~10%
	Pied Honeyeater			Insufficient data
	White-fronted Honeyeater			<5%
	+3 more at the park page…
13	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	14	>90%
	Lewin's Honeyeater			~80%
	Scarlet Myzomela			~30%
	Yellow-faced Honeyeater			~30%
	Noisy Miner			~30%
	Noisy Friarbird			~20%
	Eastern Spinebill			~20%
	White-throated Honeyeater			~20%
	Blue-faced Honeyeater			~10%
	Brown Honeyeater			~10%
	White-naped Honeyeater			~10%
	Little Friarbird			<5%
	Bell Miner			<5%
	+2 more at the park page…
14	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	12	>90%
	Red Wattlebird			~60%
	New Holland Honeyeater			~60%
	Crescent Honeyeater			~40%
	White-eared Honeyeater			~30%
	Tawny-crowned Honeyeater			~30%
	Purple-gaped Honeyeater			~30%
	Eastern Spinebill			~30%
	Brown-headed Honeyeater			~20%
	Noisy Miner			Insufficient data
	Little Wattlebird			Insufficient data
	White-fronted Chat			Insufficient data
	White-naped Honeyeater			Insufficient data
15	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	14	>90%
	Blue-faced Honeyeater			~50%
	Dusky Honeyeater			~40%
	White-gaped Honeyeater			~40%
	White-throated Honeyeater			~40%
	Silver-crowned Friarbird			~40%
	Brown Honeyeater			~30%
	Little Friarbird			~20%
	Yellow-throated Miner			~20%
	Bar-breasted Honeyeater			~10%
	Rufous-banded Honeyeater			~10%
	Helmeted Friarbird			<5%
	Rufous-throated Honeyeater			Insufficient data
	+2 more at the park page…
16	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	>90%
	Tūī			~90%
	New Zealand Bellbird			~80%
17	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	18	>90%
	Lewin's Honeyeater			~90%
	Eastern Spinebill			~40%
	Yellow-faced Honeyeater			~20%
	Noisy Miner			~10%
	White-naped Honeyeater			~10%
	Scarlet Myzomela			~10%
	Bell Miner			~10%
	Noisy Friarbird			~10%
	White-throated Honeyeater			<5%
	Blue-faced Honeyeater			<5%
	Brown Honeyeater			<5%
	Little Friarbird			<5%
	+6 more at the park page…
18	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	15	>90%
	Red Wattlebird			~70%
	Crescent Honeyeater			~50%
	Eastern Spinebill			~40%
	Little Wattlebird			~30%
	New Holland Honeyeater			~30%
	Yellow-faced Honeyeater			~10%
	White-eared Honeyeater			~10%
	Tawny-crowned Honeyeater			<5%
	Brown-headed Honeyeater			<5%
	Noisy Miner			<5%
	White-fronted Chat			<5%
	Lewin's Honeyeater			Insufficient data
	+3 more at the park page…
19	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	16	>90%
	Yellow-faced Honeyeater			~70%
	Red Wattlebird			~50%
	White-eared Honeyeater			~40%
	White-naped Honeyeater			~30%
	Eastern Spinebill			~20%
	Crescent Honeyeater			~10%
	Noisy Friarbird			~10%
	Brown-headed Honeyeater			~10%
	Yellow-tufted Honeyeater			~10%
	White-plumed Honeyeater			<5%
	Fuscous Honeyeater			<5%
	New Holland Honeyeater			<5%
	+4 more at the park page…
20	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	10	~90%
	Singing Honeyeater			~70%
	Yellow-throated Miner			~50%
	Brown Honeyeater			~30%
	White-plumed Honeyeater			~30%
	Grey-headed Honeyeater			~10%
	Crimson Chat			~10%
	Pied Honeyeater			<5%
	Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater			Insufficient data
	White-fronted Chat			Insufficient data
	Orange Chat			Insufficient data
21	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	25	~90%
	Helmeted Friarbird			~60%
	Yellow-spotted Honeyeater			~40%
	Hornbill Friarbird			~30%
	Dusky Honeyeater			~20%
	Macleay's Honeyeater			~20%
	Brown-backed Honeyeater			~20%
	Bridled Honeyeater			~10%
	Brown Honeyeater			<5%
	Yellow Honeyeater			<5%
	Blue-faced Honeyeater			<5%
	Noisy Friarbird			<5%
	Lewin's Honeyeater			<5%
	+13 more at the park page…
22	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	21	~90%
	Lewin's Honeyeater			~40%
	Little Wattlebird			~40%
	Noisy Miner			~30%
	New Holland Honeyeater			~30%
	Yellow-faced Honeyeater			~30%
	Eastern Spinebill			~30%
	Red Wattlebird			~20%
	Noisy Friarbird			~10%
	Scarlet Myzomela			~10%
	Tawny-crowned Honeyeater			<5%
	White-eared Honeyeater			<5%
	White-naped Honeyeater			<5%
	+9 more at the park page…
23	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	22	~90%
	Helmeted Friarbird			~60%
	Mimic Honeyeater			~30%
	Brown-backed Honeyeater			~20%
	Tawny-breasted Honeyeater			~10%
	Puff-backed Honeyeater			~10%
	Varied Honeyeater			~10%
	New Guinea Friarbird			~10%
	Olive Honeyeater			~10%
	Long-billed Honeyeater			~10%
	Spotted Honeyeater			~10%
	Red-throated Myzomela			~10%
	Green-backed Honeyeater			<5%
	+10 more at the park page…
24	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~90%
	New Zealand Bellbird			~90%
	Tūī			~10%
25	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~90%
	Tūī			~90%
	New Zealand Bellbird			~30%
26	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~90%
	Tūī			~80%
	New Zealand Bellbird			~50%
27	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~80%
	Tūī			~60%
	New Zealand Bellbird			~50%
28	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	8	~80%
	Singing Honeyeater			~70%
	Brown Honeyeater			~30%
	Yellow-throated Miner			~20%
	Grey-headed Honeyeater			~10%
	White-plumed Honeyeater			Insufficient data
	Crimson Chat			Insufficient data
	Pied Honeyeater			Insufficient data
	Orange Chat			Insufficient data
29	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~80%
	New Zealand Bellbird			~60%
	Tūī			~50%
30	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~60%
	New Zealand Bellbird			~50%
	Tūī			~20%
31	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~60%
	Helmeted Friarbird			~50%
	Brown Honeyeater			<5%
32	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Brown Honeyeater			~20%