Meliphagidae

Lichenostomus chrysops Photo by David Piko (David L Piko Photography) Common name:yellow-faced honeyeater (en); melífago-de-faces-amarelas (pt); méliphage à joues d’or (fr); mielero carigualdo (es); dreistreifen-honigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is found in eastern Australia, from north-eastern Queensland to Victoria and south-eastern South Australia.Size:These birds are 15-17,5 cm long and have a wingspan of 21,5-26 cm….

Myzomela sanguinolenta Photo by Andy Mackie (Flickr) Common name:scarlet myzomela (en); melífago-escarlate (pt); myzomèle écarlate (fr); mielero escarlata (es); scharlachhonigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:The scarlet myzomela is found along the east coast of Australia, from Cooktown, Queensland to Gippsland, Victoria. It is also found in Sulawesi, the Moluccas and Lesser Sundas, Indonesia and in New Caledonia.Size:These…

Notiomystis cincta Photo by Damian Davalos (Flickr) Common name:stitchbird (en); melífago-hihi (pt); méliphage hihi (fr); hihi (es); hihi (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:Once common throughout the North Island of New Zealand and in several offshore islands, the stitchbird in now only found naturally in Little Barrier Island, with small translocated populations also on the islands of Kapiti…

Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Photo by Sid Mosdell (Wikipedia) Common name:tui (en); melífago-tui (pt); méliphage tui (fr); mielero tui (es); tui (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is endemic to New Zealand, where it is found throughout North Island, along the western and southern coasts of South Island, in Stewart Island, the Chatham Islands, Raoul in the Kermadec…

Lichmera indistincta Photo by David Kleinert (David Kleinert Photography) Common name:brown honeyeater (en); melífago-castanho (pt); méliphage brunâtre (fr); mielero pardo (es); braunhonigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is found throughout most of Australia, with the exceptions of Southern Australia and Victoria, and also in southern New Guinea, the Torres Strait Islands, the Tiwi Islands, Bali and…

Plectorhyncha lanceolata Photo by David Cook (Flickr) Common name:striped honeyeater (en); melífado-lanceolado (pt); méliphage lancéolé (fr); mielero lanceolado (es); strichelhonigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found in eastern Australia, from mid-northern Queensland to northern Victoria and west to the York Peninsula, especially inland from the Great Dividing Range.Size:These birds are 20-25…

Entomyzon cyanotis (Photo from Whatafy) Common name:blue-faced honeyeater (en); melífago-de-faces-azuis (pt); méliphage à oreillons bleus (fr); mielero cariazul (es); blauohr-honigfresser (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is found in northern and eastern mainland Australia, from the Kimberley region, Western Australia to near Adelaide, South Australia. Size:These birds are 25-32 cm long and have a wingspan of 44…

Manorina melanocephala Photo by J.J. Harrison (Wikipedia) Common name:noisy miner (en); melífago-barulhento (pt); méliphage bruyant (fr); mielero chillón (es); weißstirn-schwatzvogel (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily MeliphagidaeRange:This species is endemic to Australia, being found in the eastern half of the country from northern Queensland to eastern South Australia. It is also found in Tasmania.Size:These birds are 24-29 cm long…