Orange-cheeked Honeyeater
Meliphaga chrysogenys
A fairly large honeyeater of upper montane and subalpine forest and shrubbery. Overall olive color, light streaking with paler grayish belly and yellow legs. Distinctive yellow-orange cheek bordered with a thin black line. Often perches out prominently. Somewhat similar to Black-throated Honeyeater, but Orange-cheeked Honeyeater is larger, paler, has a different shape of yellow on the face and lacks the white neck spot. Voice, a loud, double-note “pwidip!” and a descending, squeaky song of whistled notes mixed with a loud “chuitt!”.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Meliphaga chrysogenys
- Authority
- van Oort, 1910
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Oreornis
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
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