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White-eared Honeyeater
Nesoptilotis leucotis (Latham, 1801)
Meliphagidae — Honeyeaters
White-eared Honeyeater, Nesoptilotis leucotis, is a honeyeater of south-western, southern and eastern Australia in the family Meliphagidae. It was described by Latham in 1801. It occurs in forests, woodlands, heathlands, mallee and dry inland scrub, and is linked to mature vegetation with eucalyptus canopy, rough bark and a shrub layer. It is most readily recognised by its olive-green body, dark head and white ear-patch. The species is usually solitary, though it may also occur in small family groups, and it breeds from July to March.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Meliphagidae — Honeyeaters
- Breeding range
- Australasia: sw, s, e Australia
