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title: "White-cheeked Honeyeater"
description: "Phylidonyris niger — Birds. The white-cheeked honeyeater (Phylidonyris niger) is a species of honeyeater that inhabits the east coast and the south-west corner of Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-cheeked-honeyeater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-cheeked Honeyeater

> Phylidonyris niger — Birds. The white-cheeked honeyeater (Phylidonyris niger) is a species of honeyeater that inhabits the east coast and the south-west corner of Australia.

- Scientific name: *Phylidonyris niger*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 3660
- Wikidata: [Q1310316](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1310316)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12638](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12638)

## Names

- en: White-cheeked Honeyeater
- de: Weißohrhonigfresser
- es: Mielero cariblanco
- fr: Méliphage fardé
- nl: Withalshoningeter
- pl: Miodaczek białolicy

## Countries with the most observations

AU (3535)

## Summary

The white-cheeked honeyeater (Phylidonyris niger) is a species of honeyeater that inhabits the east coast and the south-west corner of Australia. It has a large white patch on its cheek, brown eyes, and a yellow panel on its wing.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-cheeked_honeyeater

## Photo

![White-cheeked Honeyeater](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-cheeked-honeyeater/medium.jpg)

Photo: Martin Predavec · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/107137434

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-cheeked-honeyeater?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).