Stomiopera unicolor
Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The white-gaped honeyeater (Stomiopera unicolor) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
The white-gaped honeyeater was previously placed in the genus Lichenostomus, but was moved to Stomiopera after a molecular phylogenetic analysis published in 2011 showed that the original genus was polyphyletic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-gaped Honeyeater sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 924 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 186 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-gaped Honeyeater in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against about 30% in May, the lowest month. That is one of Kakadu National Park's wettest months, with about 350 mm of rain against almost none in August. February has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-gaped Honeyeater sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate White-gaped Honeyeater sightings, Kakadu National Park ranks 2nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Nitmiluk National Park (Australia, about 60%).
Same family: Meliphagidae
The closest relatives of the White-gaped Honeyeater that you can see in Kakadu National Park (family Meliphagidae, Honeyeaters) are White-throated Honeyeater (about 50%), Dusky Honeyeater (about 40%) and Rufous-banded Honeyeater (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-gaped Honeyeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakadu National Park (924 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.
