Banded Honeyeater

Banded Honeyeater

UncommonGBIF 45.4·Dongniao Rarity Index9.48

Cissomela pectoralis· 吸蜜鸟科· Passeriformes

Banded Honeyeater(学名:Cissomela pectoralis),是雀形目吸蜜鸟科带胸黑吸蜜鸟属的鸟类。以其独特的黑色胸带而著称。这种小型黑白相间的吸蜜鸟分布于澳大利亚热带北部的干燥林地,其黑色上身与白色下身形成鲜明对比。

Species Profile

IOC World Bird List

Banded Honeyeater

Cissomela pectoralis· Honeyeater, Friarbird, Wattlebird, Chat, Miner, Spinebill

11.5-13.5 cm. Note black upperparts and breastband, white underparts and rump. Immature: gape/face yellow; crown/back tawny, mottled; breastband absent or brownish. Pairs, small flocks: active, noisy in blossoms.

Similar Species
Black, Pied Honeyeaters.
Voice
throaty 'dup'; scratchy 'jap'; peevish, finch-like 'tweet'; clear, cheerful song.
Habitat
grassy woodlands; paperbarks, coastal scrubs, mangroves, watercourse vegetation; drier habitats when bauhinias, etc., blossom.
Breeding
Oct.-April.
Nest
flimsy cup of grass, bark, spiders' web; in foliage of tea-tree, paperbark, low to 6 m.
Eggs
2; cream-buff, with band of deeper buff.
Range & Status
tropical n. and ne. Aust.: from w. Kimberley (WA), through Top End (NT), Gulf coast and C. York Pen. (Q), s. to c. Cooktown; inland to Victoria R. Downs (NT)-Mt Isa-Charters Towers (Q). Common. Blossom-nomad.