Blue-faced Honeyeater
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Blue-faced Honeyeater

Entomyzon cyanotis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Great Otway National Park
1 Verified records at Great Otway National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-faced honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis), also colloquially known as the bananabird, is a passerine bird of the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae. It is the only member of its genus, and it is most closely related to honeyeaters of the genus Melithreptus. Three subspecies are recognised. At around 29.5 cm (11.6 in) in length, the blue-faced species is large for a honeyeater. Its plumage is distinctive, with olive upperparts, white underparts, and a black head and throat with white nape and cheeks. Males and females are similar in external appearance. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Great Otway National Park

Red Wattlebird
LC Endemic

Red Wattlebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthochaera carunculata

70–80% · Very likely
New Holland Honeyeater
LC Endemic

New Holland Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylidonyris novaehollandiae

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Caligavis chrysops

30–40% · Possible
White-eared Honeyeater
LC Endemic

White-eared Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nesoptilotis leucotis

30–40% · Possible
Eastern Spinebill
LC Endemic

Eastern Spinebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris

30–40% · Possible
Little Wattlebird
LC Endemic

Little Wattlebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthochaera chrysoptera

20–30% · Possible
White-naped Honeyeater
LC Endemic

White-naped Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melithreptus lunatus

20–30% · Possible
Crescent Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Crescent Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylidonyris pyrrhopterus

10–20% · With luck
Singing Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Singing Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gavicalis virescens

10–20% · With luck
Brown-headed Honeyeater
LC Endemic

Brown-headed Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melithreptus brevirostris

10–20% · With luck
White-plumed Honeyeater
LC Endemic

White-plumed Honeyeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilotula penicillata

10–20% · With luck
Noisy Miner
LC Endemic

Noisy Miner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manorina melanocephala

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Blue-faced Honeyeater at Great Otway National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
50–60%
2 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
4 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
30–40%
5 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
6 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
8 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
10 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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