Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The New Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) is a honeyeater species found throughout southern Australia. It was among the first birds to be scientifically described in Australia, and was initially named Certhia novaehollandiae.
The New Holland honeyeater was formally described in 1790 by the English ornithologist John Latham. He placed it with the tree creepers in the genus Certhia and coined the binomial name Certhia novaehollandiae. Latham based his account on the "New Holland Creeper" that had been described and illustrated by the Irish surgeon John White in his Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales. The New Holland honeyeater is now one of three species placed in the genus Phylidonyris that was introduced in 1830 by René Lesson.
Five subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Flinders Chase | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Maria Island National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 10 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 11 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a New Holland Honeyeater sighting in Flinders Chase on a given day, based on 89 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 68 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May–June, September and November
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a New Holland Honeyeater in Flinders Chase on a given day, against about 40% in October, the lowest month. August has too few records to rate.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most New Holland Honeyeater sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 12 parks where we can rate New Holland Honeyeater sightings, Flinders Chase ranks 4th at about 60%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Booderee National Park (Australia, about 60%), Grampians National Park (Australia, about 60%) and Great Otway National Park (Australia, about 60%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the New Holland Honeyeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Flinders Chase (89 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.
