Rufous-banded Honeyeater Conopophila albogularis
Rufous-banded Honeyeater, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2013 - click for larger image Northern Territory, Australia
October 2013

The Rufous-banded Honeyeater is distributed in New Guinea and the northern part of Australia. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in mangroves, forests and paperbark swamps.

Rufous-banded Honeyeater, Kakadu, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2013 - click for larger image While it feeds on nectar as its English name suggests, it feeds predominately on insects and spiders as suggested by its genetic name konopos = gnat and philos = loving.
Rufous-banded Honeyeater, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2013 - click for larger image
Rufous-banded Honeyeater, Kakadu, Northern Territory, Australia, October 2013 - click for larger image
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