Ptilotula keartlandi
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The grey-headed honeyeater (Ptilotula keartlandi) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia. First described as Ptilotis keartlandi in 1895 by Australian ornithologist Alfred John North, the grey-headed honeyeater is named in honour of the ornithological collector George Arthur Keartland, who collected the type specimen. The taxonomy of the species has been complex since its description. For example, the species was listed in the genus Meliphaga in 1926 by the Royal Australian Ornithological Union Official Checklist of Birds, and then in the genus Lichenostomus by Schodde in 1975. Most recently, the grey-headed honeyeater has been placed in the genus Ptilotula, which contains five other Australian species that all share characteristically plain faces, subtended by a black proximal and yellow or white distal plume across the side of the neck. The generic name Ptilotula derives from Ancient Greek ptilon 'feather' and the diminutive of otis 'ear'.
While the species in Ptilotula occupy a wide range of forest, woodland, arid and semi-arid habitats, they share a common ancestor, which inhabited the dry... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-headed Honeyeater sighting in Cape Range on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 84 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-headed Honeyeater in Cape Range on a given day, against under 5% in September and November, the lowest months. Those are among Cape Range's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 55 mm in June. February has too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey-headed Honeyeater sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Grey-headed Honeyeater sightings, Cape Range ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia, about 50%).
Same family: Meliphagidae
The closest relatives of the Grey-headed Honeyeater that you can see in Cape Range (family Meliphagidae, Honeyeaters) are Singing Honeyeater (about 60%), Brown Honeyeater (about 30%) and Yellow-throated Miner (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grey-headed Honeyeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Cape Range (51 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.
