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title: "White-fronted Chat"
description: "Epthianura albifrons — Birds. The white-fronted chat (Epthianura albifrons) is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-fronted-chat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# White-fronted Chat

> Epthianura albifrons — Birds. The white-fronted chat (Epthianura albifrons) is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Epthianura albifrons*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2387
- Wikidata: [Q941879](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q941879)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12651](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12651)

## Names

- en: White-fronted Chat
- de: Weißgesichttrugschmätzer
- fr: Epthianure à front blanc
- nl: Maskerschijnpaapje
- pl: Podkasałka białoczelna

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2308)

## Summary

The white-fronted chat (Epthianura albifrons) is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southern Australia. The male has a white face bordered by a black breast band. It is insectivorous.

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

## Photo

![White-fronted Chat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-fronted-chat/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ellyne Geurts · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66730566

## Machine access

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