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title: "Witpluimhoningeter"
description: "Ptilotula penicillata — Vogels. The white-plumed honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata, formerly Lichenostomus penicillatus) is a medium-sized passerine of the family Meliphagidae (honeyeaters) endemic to mainland Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/white-plumed-honeyeater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Witpluimhoningeter

> Ptilotula penicillata — Vogels. The white-plumed honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata, formerly Lichenostomus penicillatus) is a medium-sized passerine of the family Meliphagidae (honeyeaters) endemic to mainland Australia.

- Scientific name: *Ptilotula penicillata*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 9441
- Wikidata: [Q27075261](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27075261)
- iNaturalist taxon: [508976](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/508976)

## Names

- en: White-plumed Honeyeater
- de: Weißbürzelhonigfresser
- es: Mielero empenachado
- fr: Méliphage serti
- it: Succiamiele piumebianche
- nl: Witpluimhoningeter
- pt: Melífago-de-colar
- pl: Złotouch blady

## Countries with the most observations

AU (9159)

## Summary

The white-plumed honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata, formerly Lichenostomus penicillatus) is a medium-sized passerine of the family Meliphagidae (honeyeaters) endemic to mainland Australia. Its key identifying characteristics are a primarily olive-grey body and yellow face, a slightly down-curved bill and its white distal neck-plumes from which it takes its name. White-Plumed Honeyeaters exhibit a preference for woodlands and riparian areas and have a very strong association with River Red Gums. They exhibit a small seasonal migration from ranges to lower areas in winter. Today the species is most commonly seen through…

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

## Photo

![Witpluimhoningeter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-plumed-honeyeater/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/221470277

## Machine access

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