Varied Honeyeater
Gavicalis versicolor
Medium-sized honeyeater typically found in mangroves and adjacent coastal habitats. Back is brown-green; underparts are pale yellow with gray streaking. Black bill, yellow throat, and black patches over the eye. Much yellower than Mangrove Honeyeater. Often found in groups, in which it is typically quite noisy. Has a wide range of calls.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Gavicalis versicolor
- Authority
- (Gould, 1843)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Gavicalis
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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