Crescent Honeyeater
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Crescent Honeyeater

Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Booderee National Park
2 Verified records at Booderee National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The crescent honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus) is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southeastern Australia. A member of the genus Phylidonyris, it is most closely related to the common New Holland honeyeater (P. novaehollandiae) and the white-cheeked honeyeater (P. niger). Two subspecies are recognized, with P. p. halmaturinus restricted in range to Kangaroo Island and the Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia. It has dark grey plumage and paler underparts, highlighted by yellow wing-patches and a broad, black crescent, outlined in white, down the sides of its breast. The species exhibits slight sexual dimorphism, with the female being duller in colour than the male. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Booderee National Park

New Holland Honeyeater
LC Endemic

New Holland Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylidonyris novaehollandiae

60–70% · Likely
White-cheeked Honeyeater
LC Endemic

White-cheeked Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylidonyris niger

20–30% · Possible
Little Wattlebird
LC Endemic

Little Wattlebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthochaera chrysoptera

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Caligavis chrysops

50–60% · Likely
Eastern Spinebill
LC Endemic

Eastern Spinebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

50–60% · Likely
Lewin's Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Lewin's Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Meliphaga lewinii

40–50% · Likely
Red Wattlebird
LC Endemic

Red Wattlebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthochaera carunculata

40–50% · Likely
Noisy Friarbird
LC

Noisy Friarbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Philemon corniculatus

10–20% · With luck
Scarlet Myzomela
LC Endemic

Scarlet Myzomela

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myzomela sanguinolenta

5–10% · With luck
White-naped Honeyeater
LC Endemic

White-naped Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melithreptus lunatus

5–10% · With luck
Fuscous Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Fuscous Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilotula fusca

5–10% · With luck
Tawny-crowned Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Tawny-crowned Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gliciphila melanops

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Crescent Honeyeater at Booderee National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
80–90%
2 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Freycinet National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
4 Maria Island National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
5 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
7 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
8 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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