Entomyzon cyanotis
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The blue-faced honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis), also colloquially known as the bananabird, is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae. It is the only member of its genus, and it is most closely related to honeyeaters of the genus Melithreptus. Three subspecies are recognised. At around 29.5 cm (11.6 in) in length, the blue-faced species is large for a honeyeater. Its plumage is distinctive, with olive upperparts, white underparts, and a black head and throat with white nape and cheeks. Males and females are similar in external appearance. Adults have a blue area of bare skin on each side of the face readily distinguishing them from juveniles, which have yellow or green patches of bare skin.
Found in open woodland, parks and gardens, the blue-faced honeyeater is common in northern and eastern Australia, and southern New Guinea. It appears to be sedentary in parts of its range, and locally nomadic in other parts; however, the species has been little studied. Its diet is mostly composed of invertebrates, supplemented with nectar and fruit. They often take over and renovate old babbler nests, in which the female lays and incubates two or rarely three eggs. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Noosa National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Antwerp Zoo | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 4 | Barcelona Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | North Carolina Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Living Desert Zoo and Gardens | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Columbus Zoo and Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Bronx Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Brookfield Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Cotswold Wildlife Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 11 | Marwell Zoo | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 12 | Warsaw Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 13 | Healesville Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Berlin Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 15 | Woodland Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Moody Gardens | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | ZooTampa | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Fort Worth Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Taronga Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Wilhelma | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 21 | Blank Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 22 | Fort Wayne Children's Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 23 | Melbourne Zoo | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 24 | ABQ BioPark Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 25 | Bird Paradise | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 26 | Aquarama Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 27 | Lincoln Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 28 | Rainforest Wild Asia | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 29 | Vogelpark Avifauna | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 30 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 31 | Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 32 | Tracy Aviary | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 33 | Zoo Lagos | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 34 | National Aviary | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 35 | Aquarium Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 36 | National Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 37 | herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 38 | akwarium warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 39 | Aquatopia | 🇧🇪 Belgium | |
| 40 | hipopotamiarnia i akwarium morskie warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 41 | Ranger Red’s Zoo & Conservation Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-faced Honeyeater sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 168th most-seen of the 196 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-faced Honeyeater in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-faced Honeyeater sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Blue-faced Honeyeater sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nitmiluk National Park (Australia, about 50%), Noosa National Park (Australia, about 40%) and Litchfield National Park (Australia, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Meliphagidae
The closest relatives of the Blue-faced Honeyeater that you can see in Blue Mountains National Park (family Meliphagidae, Honeyeaters) are Eastern Spinebill (about 70%), Red Wattlebird (about 60%) and Yellow-faced Honeyeater (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-faced Honeyeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Blue Mountains National Park (33 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
