Yellow-gaped Honeyeater
Meliphaga flavirictus
A fairly small, uncommon honeyeater of lowland and foothill forest canopy. Olive-colored with large, bright yellow gape and small pale yellow ear spot. Southern and eastern birds have yellowish legs. Co-occurs with several similar species but Yellow-gaped has a more prominent yellow streak in the base of the bill than others. Call, a repeated “wipwipwip…” and a “chup” like other similar species.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Meliphaga flavirictus
- Authority
- (Salvadori, 1880)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Meliphaga
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Other Birds
Gould's Jewelfront
Heliodoxa aurescens
Chunky hummingbird with a stout bill. Glittering green with a huge orange breast patch and purple forehead. Male has a black chin; female lacks this and has a short, whitish mustache stripe. Mainly a lowland species, but ranges well up into the eastern foothills of the Andes in some areas. Rather scarce in mature humid forest; occasionally visits feeders.
Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker
Prionochilus maculatus
Distinctive little bird with an olive-green back, striped yellow underparts, and a bright orange crown patch. Yellow-vented Flowerpecker is somewhat similar but lacks the orange crown and prominent white moustache stripe, and has more contrasting streaking on the underparts. Forages actively in fruiting and flowering trees, particularly mistletoe, moving at middle and upper levels of lowland and foothill forest and forest edge. Gives high-pitched chirps and chittering insect-like trills.
Rock Sparrow
Petronia petronia
Odd-looking, chunky, sparrowlike bird with a strong bill. Body is heavily streaked; most distinctive features are the dark brown crown and well-marked pale eyebrows. A yellow spot on the throat is rarely visible in the field. Found in open and rocky country from stony hillsides to villages and farmland. The call "vui" is quite memorable.
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