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title: "Crescent Honeyeater"
description: "Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus — Aves. The crescent honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus) is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southeastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/crescent-honeyeater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Crescent Honeyeater

> Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus — Aves. The crescent honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus) is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southeastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 2738
- Wikidata: [Q1300521](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1300521)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12641](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12641)

## Names

- en: Crescent Honeyeater
- de: Goldflügelhonigfresser
- fr: Méliphage à croissants
- nl: Goudvleugelhoningeter
- pl: Miodaczek złotoskrzydły

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2562)

## Summary

The crescent honeyeater (Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus) is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to southeastern Australia. A member of the genus Phylidonyris, it is most closely related to the common New Holland honeyeater (P. novaehollandiae) and the white-cheeked honeyeater (P. niger). Two subspecies are recognized, with P. p. halmaturinus restricted in range to Kangaroo Island and the Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia.
It has dark grey plumage and paler underparts, highlighted by yellow wing-patches and a broad, black crescent, outlined in white, down the sides of its breast. The species…

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

## Photo

![Crescent Honeyeater](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/crescent-honeyeater/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ellyne Geurts · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66730571

## Machine access

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