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title: "Geelpluimhoningeter"
description: "Lichenostomus melanops — Vogels. The yellow-tufted honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) is a passerine bird found in the south-east ranges of Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/yellow-tufted-honeyeater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Geelpluimhoningeter

> Lichenostomus melanops — Vogels. The yellow-tufted honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) is a passerine bird found in the south-east ranges of Australia.

- Scientific name: *Lichenostomus melanops*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 1870
- Wikidata: [Q3179459](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3179459)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12204](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12204)

## Names

- en: Yellow-tufted Honeyeater
- de: Gelbstirnhonigfresser
- fr: Méliphage cornu
- nl: Geelpluimhoningeter
- pt: Melifagideo-de-capacete
- pl: Eukaliptusowczyk żółtoczelny

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1788)

## Summary

The yellow-tufted honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) is a passerine bird found in the south-east ranges of Australia. A predominantly black and yellow honeyeater, it is split into four subspecies.

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

## Photo

![Geelpluimhoningeter](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-tufted-honeyeater/medium.jpg)

Photo: Martin Predavec · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/342497316

## Machine access

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