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title: "Bruine diadeemhoningeter"
description: "Melithreptus brevirostris — Vogels. The brown-headed honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris) is a species of passerine bird in the family Meliphagidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/brown-headed-honeyeater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bruine diadeemhoningeter

> Melithreptus brevirostris — Vogels. The brown-headed honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris) is a species of passerine bird in the family Meliphagidae.

- Scientific name: *Melithreptus brevirostris*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 2192
- Wikidata: [Q2667669](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2667669)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12254](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12254)

## Names

- en: Brown-headed Honeyeater
- de: Braunkopfhonigschmecker
- es: Mielero cabecipardo
- fr: Méliphage à tête brune
- nl: Bruine diadeemhoningeter
- pl: Miodopoik brązowogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2121)

## Summary

The brown-headed honeyeater (Melithreptus brevirostris) is a species of passerine bird in the family Meliphagidae.
It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

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

## Photo

![Bruine diadeemhoningeter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-headed-honeyeater/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185704639

## Machine access

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