Dusky Honeyeater

Around 12 to 15 cm long, Dusky Honeyeaters are dull-coloured but active and fast moving, often hovering to take insects or nectar from flowers in the upper storey. They inhabit a wide range of habitat types, including monsoonal forests and scrubs, woodlands, swamps and almost any area near water.

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Original source: JJ Harrison (http://www.noodlesnacks.com/)Camera location
Author: JJ Harrison (http://www.noodlesnacks.com/)Camera location

The Dusky Honeyeater is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

English: Dusky Honeyeater, Dusky Myzomela, Moluccan Honeyeater, Red-brown Honeyeater Spanish: Meloncillo Oscuro, Mielero Sombrío Finnish: Tuhkamesikko French: Myzomèle obscur, Myzomèle ombré Indonesian: Burung madu, Myzomela Remang Italian: Mangiamiele scuro, Mizomela fosca Japanese: kogechamitsusui Japanese: コゲチャミツスイ Latin: Myzomela obscura, Myzomela obscura obscura Dutch: Bruine Dwerghoningeter Norwegian: Rødstenkhonningeter Polish: miodówka ciemna Slovak: medárik tmavý Avibase has been visited 75448846 times since 24 June 2003. More

This is one of our many Dusky Honeyeaters on the Calliandra behind Sunbird Sanctuary. And we're still regularly catching fleeting glimpses of the Buff-breasted Kingfishers. Bookmark and Share Posted by Daphne at 8:51 AM Labels: Birds, Dusky Honeyeater 0 comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) DAINTREE VALLEY - Birds, Wildlife, Plants and daily happenings in the DAINTREE VALLEY and at DAINTREE VALLEY HAVEN ... More

The Dusky Honeyeater, Myzomela obscura is a small, brown bird that is a common resident of New Guinea, the Moluccas, the islands of Torres Strait, and northern Australia, where there are two separated populations, one in the Top End, another from Cape York Peninsula along the east coast as far south as the New South Wales border, though the species is rare south of Rockhampton. More

The Dusky Honeyeater is a small inquisitive, often pugnacious honeyeater that hangs or hovers to feed on blossoms and will dart into the air after insects. Often in pairs or small groups. Back to Bird list Photographed at Thylogale by David & Diane Armbrust HOME Copyright © 1998 David & Diane Armbrust Thylogale Nature Refuge AUSTRALIA Phone/Fax 07 4094 1600 Intl. More

Dusky Honeyeaters tend to be sedentary in sufficiently attractive areas, nomadic or migratory in less attractive districts, particularly in the southern part of their range. Breeding takes place in the dry season (typically March to September). The small, neat cup nest is usually constructed with fine bark, spiderwebs, and leaves on a well-hidden branch high over water. The two white eggs have fine reddish spots. Copyright: Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. More

Dusky Honeyeaters tend to be sedentary in sufficiently attractive areas, nomadic or migratory in less attractive districts, particularly in the southern part of their range. Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of Birds Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability Breeding takes place in the dry season (typically March to September). More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Meliphagidae
Genus : Myzomela
Species : obscura
Authority : Gould, 1843