Curio

State Library of New South Wales
1. White-naped honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus); 2. Eastern spinebill (Acanathorhynchus tenuirostris); 3. Yellow robin (Eopsaltria Australia), 1790s

1. White-naped honeyeater (Melithreptus lunatus); 2. Eastern spinebill (Acanathorhynchus tenuirostris); 3. Yellow robin (Eopsaltria Australia), 1790s

Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW; Purchased 1887; PXD 226, f. 71

Watercolour

White-naped honeyeaters feed on nectar and a range of insects, foraging in the tallest trees and sometimes under bark.
White-naped honeyeaters are rarely seen on the ground.
White-naped honeyeaters have a harsh ‘shersh shersh shersh’ call.
White-naped honeyeaters are native to eastern Australia and inhabit open forests and urban gardens.
White-naped honeyeaters make nests from grass, bark and spider webs in high trees. Two broods of chicks are raised per breeding season.
White-naped honeyeaters are small birds with short slender bills.