Nesoptilotis flavicollis
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In 3 days >90%
The yellow-throated honeyeater (Nesoptilotis flavicollis) is a species of passerine bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is similar in behaviour and appearance to the white-eared honeyeater and is endemic to Australia's island state of Tasmania. It was formerly considered a pest of orchards.
The species was originally described by French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1817, who placed it in the genus Melithreptus. Its specific epithet is derived from the Latin words flavus 'yellow', and collis 'neck'. Other vernacular names are the green cherry-picker, green dick or green linnet.
The yellow-throated honeyeater was previously placed in the genus Lichenostomus, but was moved to Nesoptilotis after a molecular phylogenetic analysis, published in 2011, showed that the original genus was polyphyletic. It is a sister taxon to the white-eared honeyeater (N. leucotis), which occurs on mainland Australia but not in Tasmania, and they belong to a clade that contains the genera Entomyzon, Melithreptus and Foulehaio.
The yellow-throated honeyeater is a medium-sized honeyeater with a relatively long tail. Typical weight is 31 g (1.1 oz) and the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hobart | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Honeyeater sighting in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park on a given day, based on 354 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 49 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Honeyeater in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park on a given day, against about 50% in January, the lowest month.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-throated Honeyeater sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yellow-throated Honeyeater sightings, Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Freycinet National Park (Australia, about 40%) and Maria Island National Park (Australia, about 30%).
Same family: Meliphagidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-throated Honeyeater that you can see in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park (family Meliphagidae, Honeyeaters) are Crescent Honeyeater (about 80%), Yellow Wattlebird (about 70%) and Strong-billed Honeyeater (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-throated Honeyeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park (354 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.
