
White-lined Honeyeater
Territornis albilineata (White, HL, 1917)
24 gWeight
Most records: Australia
Where and when it's recorded
Most records: Australia
White-lined Honeyeater has been recorded at 1 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Southern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Kakadu National Park – Yellow WaterAustralia9 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
How big is the White-lined Honeyeater?
The White-lined Honeyeater weighs around 24 g.
Where does the White-lined Honeyeater live?
Its breeding range: Australasia: central Top End, northern Northern Territory (north-central Australia). It is most often recorded in Australia.
What does the White-lined Honeyeater eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the White-lined Honeyeater in?
It belongs to the family Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 24 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 88 mm
- Tail
- 78 mm
- Bill
- 22 mm
- Tarsus
- 21 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Australasia: central Top End, northern Northern Territory (north-central Australia)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Honeyeaters Meliphagidae
- Genus
- Territornis
Other birds in the genus Territornis
Kimberley HoneyeaterTerritornis fordiana
Streak-breasted HoneyeaterTerritornis reticulata
Dark-eared MyzaMyza celebensis
White-eared MyzaMyza sarasinorum
Eastern SpinebillAcanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Western SpinebillAcanthorhynchus superciliosus
Green-backed HoneyeaterGlycichaera fallax
Sooty HoneyeaterMelionyx fuscus
Long-bearded HoneyeaterMelionyx princeps
Short-bearded HoneyeaterMelionyx nouhuysi
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- EnglishWhite-lined Honeyeater
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- 日本語シロスジミツスイ
- DeutschWeißbart-Honigfresser
- FrançaisMéliphage à boucle blanche
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