PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae

Meliphaga gracilis  

Graceful Honeyeater (Meliphaga gracilis)
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© Geoff Walker 2009
Julatten, QLD (Sep, 2009)

The territory of the graceful and yellow-spotted honeyeater overlap. The main identifier points were the call of the bird and greater curve on the bill of the graceful honeyeater.

The call of this bird was a sharp abrupt musical "tchip" repeated at intervals of several seconds.

Graceful Honeyeater (Meliphaga gracilis)

Graceful Honeyeater

Graceful Honeyeater (Meliphaga gracilis)

Graceful Honeyeater

Graceful Honeyeater (Meliphaga gracilis)

Graceful Honeyeater

Graceful Honeyeater (Meliphaga gracilis)

Graceful Honeyeater

Graceful Honeyeater (Meliphaga gracilis)

Graceful Honeyeater

Graceful Honeyeater (Meliphaga gracilis)

Graceful Honeyeater

Graceful Honeyeater (Meliphaga gracilis)

Graceful Honeyeater

Graceful Honeyeater (Meliphaga gracilis)

Graceful Honeyeater