This is Neville, a New Holland Honeyeater. Honeyeaters are a diverse group of Australian birds belonging to the family Meliphagidae. The New Holland Honeyeater (18 cm) is one of the most common on the southern coasts of Australia. It must have gotten out of it's nest somehow. New Holland honeyeaters should collect their energy requirements from carbohydrates and only collect sufficient insects to satisfy their protein requirements. Two New Holland Honeyeaters in a tree catching the morning sun (Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 400, 400mm, f/10 and 1/500 SEC]) This Delicate Skink ( Lampropholis delicata ) was moving along a stone wall bordering a garden. He can’t wait to get back to it and just wants me to get lost. Sexes are similar in looks, but females are slightly smaller in size. Most honeyeaters also eat insects, and some eat … It goes to sleep when I tuck it into my hands and it doesn't seem to be able to fly for any more than a few metres, so it looks like we'll have it for a while if it survives. He is showing some indignation and impatience with me because I inadvertantly scared him away from the nectar site that he was plundering. The New Holland honeyeater, Phylidonyris novaehollandiae, is very similar in size, shape and appearance, but can be distinguished by its white eye. Photo: David and Dorothy Jenkins. The dominant species would have to be the Red Wattlebirds and the New Holland Honeyeaters.The Brown Headed Honeyeaters, Singing Honeyeaters and Spiny Cheeked Honeyeaters are not as numerous, nor are they as bossy.. Several days ago I was amused to see one of our native plants , and Eremophila glabra (prostrate form) shaking … New Holland honeyeaters are experts at sounding the alarm when there's danger, according to new research from biologists at The Australian National University (ANU) … Dot Crane says: Friday September 12th, 2008 at 6:17 am New Holland Honeyeaters. Estimates of the food intakes of both non‐breeding and breedig birds showed that they did this. However, nectar is only one of their foods. The small Eastern Spinebill (16 cm) hovers hummingbird like to feed on nectar in a suburban garden. This may serve to be really helpful, since there was a fledgling New Holland Honeyeater at the door when I left work tonight. New Holland Honeyeaters mostly eat the … New Holland honeyeaters collect nectar, manna or honeydew for energy and hawk small flying insects for protein. New Holland Honeyeater Profile These striking little birds are hard to miss but they are easy to confuse with another bird. The way to tell them apart is in their eyes. Best Dining in New Holland, Lancaster County: See 1,229 Tripadvisor traveler reviews of 23 New Holland restaurants and search by cuisine, price, location, and more. Other black and white honeyeaters are much smaller, including the crescent (P. pyrrhoptera), tawny-crowned (Gliciphila melanops) and white-fronted honeyeaters (Purnella albifrons). The White-cheeked Honeyeater is about the same size and has similar colouring to the New Holland Honeyeater. A New Holland Honeyeater close-up. This honeyeater is an active bird, and rarely sits still long enough to give an extended view. They are aggressive honey consumers, seen here enjoying nectar from a Banskia flower. The New Holland Honeyeater is mostly black and white, with a large yellow wing patch and yellow sides on the tail. We have several different species of honeyeaters in our garden. More. Category: Garden birds, Honeyeaters « Bossy New Holland HoneyeatersSkylarking around » 5 Responses to “New Holland Honeyeater” 1. It has a small white ear patch, a thin white whisker at the base of the bill and a white eye. One of their special characteristics is a 'brush-tipped' tongue, with which they take up nectar from flowers.