Lichenostomus melanops
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The yellow-tufted honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) is a passerine bird found in the south-east ranges of Australia. A predominantly black and yellow honeyeater, it is split into four subspecies. The yellow-tufted honeyeater was first described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801, and given two different binomial names: Muscicapa auricomis and Turdus melanops. The latter name was retained as a nomen protectum, and the former a nomen oblitum, as the epithet melanops has been used consistently for over a century. It belongs to the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. More recently, DNA analysis has shown honeyeaters to be related to the Pardalotidae, and the Petroicidae (Australasian robins) in a large corvid superfamily; some researchers include all these families in a broadly defined Corvidae. The generic name Lichenostomus is derived from the Ancient Greek leikhēn 'lichen, callous' and stoma 'mouth'; the specific epithet melanops derives from Ancient Greek melas 'black' and opsis 'face'.
Four races are recognised: L. m. cassidix, helmeted honeyeater, is restricted to a 5 km length of remnant bushland along two streams in the Yellingbo Nature... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healesville Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-tufted Honeyeater sighting in Blue Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 101 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 116th most-seen of the 196 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-tufted 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 Yellow-tufted Honeyeater sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Yellow-tufted Honeyeater sightings, Blue Mountains National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kosciuszko National Park (Australia, about 10%), Grampians National Park (Australia, under 5%) and Royal National Park (Australia, under 5%).
Same family: Meliphagidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-tufted 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 Yellow-tufted Honeyeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Blue Mountains National Park (101 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.
