Meliphagidae

Gymnomyza aubryana Photo Frédéric Desmoulins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name: crow honeyeater (en); melífago-preto (pt); méliphage toulou (fr); mielero cuervo (es); rotgesicht-honigfresser (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Meliphagidae Range: This species is endemic to the island of New Caledonia, in the Pacific Ocean. It is now restricted to small populations scattered mostly in the southern…

Certhionyx niger Photo by Brett Symons (Flickr) Common name: black honeyeater (en); melífago-preto-e-branco (pt); myzomèle cravaté (fr); mielero blanquinegro (es); trauerhonigfresser (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Meliphagidae Range: The black honeyeater is endemic to Australia, being found throughout the inland areas of the country. Size: These birds are 10-13 cm long and weigh 9-10 g….

Grantiella picta (Photo from Flickr) Common name: painted honeyeater (en); melífago-pintado (pt); méliphage peint (fr); mielero pintado (es); granthonigfresser (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Meliphagidae Range: The painted honeyeater is endemic to mainland Australia, being found in Queensland and New South Wales west of the Great Dividing Range, through to northern Victoria. It is also…

Grantiella picta (Photo from Flickr) Common name: painted honeyeater (en); melífago-pintado (pt); méliphage peint (fr); mielero pintado (es); granthonigfresser (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Meliphagidae Range: The painted honeyeater is endemic to mainland Australia, being found in Queensland and New South Wales west of the Great Dividing Range, through to northern Victoria. It is also…