Yellow-tinted Honeyeater (Ptilotula flavescens)
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Yellow-tinted Honeyeater

Ptilotula flavescens (Gould, 1840)

12 gWeight

The yellow-tinted honeyeater (Ptilotula flavescens) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.

Busiest months: August and October · Most records: Australia, Papua New Guinea

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: August and October · Most records: Australia, Papua New Guinea

Yellow-tinted Honeyeater has been recorded at 23 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Cumberland DamAustralia472 records
  2. Broome Bird ObservatoryAustralia191 records
  3. Taylors LagoonAustralia145 records
More places
  1. East PointAustralia142 records
  2. Pacific Adventist UniversityPapua New Guinea115 records
  3. Katherine Wastewater Treatment PlantAustralia78 records
  4. Lake EdaAustralia35 records
  5. Varirata National ParkPapua New Guinea20 records
  6. Broome South Wastewater Treatment PlantAustralia20 records
  7. Muirhead bushlandAustralia16 records

Countries and regions with the most records

AustraliaPapua New Guinea

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The yellow-tinted honeyeater (Ptilotula flavescens) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is found in northern Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, and Queensland) and Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.

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Questions

How big is the Yellow-tinted Honeyeater?

The Yellow-tinted Honeyeater weighs around 12 g.

Where does the Yellow-tinted Honeyeater live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: southern coast of southeastern New Guinea and northern Australia. It is most often recorded in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

When is the best time to see the Yellow-tinted Honeyeater?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in August and October (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Yellow-tinted Honeyeater endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Yellow-tinted Honeyeater as Least Concern.

What does the Yellow-tinted Honeyeater eat?

Main food: Nectar.

What family is the Yellow-tinted Honeyeater in?

It belongs to the family Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
12 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Nectar
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
73 mm
Tail
59 mm
Bill
16 mm
Tarsus
18 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: southern coast of southeastern New Guinea and northern Australia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Honeyeaters Meliphagidae
Genus
Ptilotula

Other birds in the genus Ptilotula

Yellow-tinted Honeyeater

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