Lichenostomus melanops
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The yellow-tufted honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) is a passerine bird found in the south-east ranges of Australia. A predominantly black and yellow honeyeater, it is split into four subspecies. The yellow-tufted honeyeater was first described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801, and given two different binomial names: Muscicapa auricomis and Turdus melanops. The latter name was retained as a nomen protectum, and the former a nomen oblitum, as the epithet melanops has been used consistently for over a century. It belongs to the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. More recently, DNA analysis has shown honeyeaters to be related to the Pardalotidae, and the Petroicidae (Australasian robins) in a large corvid superfamily; some researchers include all these families in a broadly defined Corvidae. The generic name Lichenostomus is derived from the Ancient Greek leikhēn 'lichen, callous' and stoma 'mouth'; the specific epithet melanops derives from Ancient Greek melas 'black' and opsis 'face'.
Four races are recognised: L. m. cassidix, helmeted honeyeater, is restricted to a 5 km length of remnant bushland along two streams in the Yellingbo Nature... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healesville Sanctuary | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-tufted Honeyeater sighting in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, based on 50 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 127 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-tufted Honeyeater in Kosciuszko National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July, September and November–December, the lowest months. June has too few records to rate.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-tufted Honeyeater sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Yellow-tufted Honeyeater sightings, Kosciuszko National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Grampians National Park (Australia, under 5%) and Royal National Park (Australia, under 5%).
Same family: Meliphagidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-tufted Honeyeater that you can see in Kosciuszko National Park (family Meliphagidae, Honeyeaters) are Yellow-faced Honeyeater (about 70%), Red Wattlebird (about 50%) and White-eared Honeyeater (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-tufted Honeyeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Kosciuszko National Park (50 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.
