White-lined Honeyeater

White-lined Honeyeater

Territornis albilineata

Silhouette: Rachael Joakim · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kakadu National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

361 Verified sightings at Kakadu National Park From 2019 to 2026
361 In 1 park
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-lined Honeyeater

The white-lined honeyeater (Meliphaga albilineata) is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to northern Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It formerly included the Kimberley honeyeater as a subspecies. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:05

Australia · 2013

© Phil Gregory · XC606790 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:07

Australia · 2012

© Marc Anderson · XC140177 · CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

Song0:08

Australia · 2011

© Eliot Miller · XC104047 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-lined Honeyeater in Kakadu National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-lined Honeyeater sighting in Kakadu National Park on a given day, based on 361 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 64th most-seen of the 186 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-lined Honeyeater in Kakadu National Park?

March

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-lined Honeyeater in Kakadu National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April–May and December, the lowest months. That is one of Kakadu National Park's wettest months, with about 170 mm of rain against almost none in August. February has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a White-lined Honeyeater?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-lined Honeyeater sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Where else can you see a White-lined Honeyeater?

Only Kakadu National Park, in our data

Kakadu National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White-lined Honeyeater sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the White-lined Honeyeater live in Kakadu National Park?

Same family: Meliphagidae

The closest relatives of the White-lined Honeyeater that you can see in Kakadu National Park (family Meliphagidae, Honeyeaters) are White-gaped Honeyeater (about 50%), White-throated Honeyeater (about 50%) and Dusky Honeyeater (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the White-lined Honeyeater sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-lined Honeyeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakadu National Park (361 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.

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