---
title: "Melífago-de-nuca-branca"
description: "Melithreptus lunatus — Aves. The white-naped honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus) is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to eastern Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/white-naped-honeyeater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Melífago-de-nuca-branca

> Melithreptus lunatus — Aves. The white-naped honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus) is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to eastern Australia.

- Scientific name: *Melithreptus lunatus*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 2981
- Wikidata: [Q741249](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q741249)
- iNaturalist taxon: [501272](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/501272)

## Names

- en: White-naped Honeyeater
- de: Mondstreifhonigschmecker
- es: Mielero nuquiblanco oriental
- fr: Méliphage à lunule
- nl: Diadeemhoningeter
- pt: Melífago-de-nuca-branca
- pl: Miodopoik czerwonobrewy

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2849)

## Summary

The white-naped honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus) is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family Meliphagidae native to eastern Australia. Birds from southwestern Australia have been shown to be a distinct species, Gilbert's honeyeater, and the eastern birds are more closely related to the black-headed honeyeater of Tasmania. One of several similar species of black-headed honeyeaters in the genus Melithreptus, it dwells in dry sclerophyll eucalypt woodland. Its diet consists of nectar from various flowers, and it also feeds on insects.

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

## Photo

![Melífago-de-nuca-branca](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-naped-honeyeater/medium.jpg)

Photo: Adam Jackson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/364846292

## Machine access

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