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White-cheeked Honeyeater (Phylidonyris niger) call
Bright 'chip-chip' and a rising 'twee-ee-ip'; a big white cheek patch.
Listen to the White-cheeked Honeyeater call
A field recording of the White-cheeked Honeyeater (Phylidonyris niger) by Tanya Zubakin, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the White-cheeked Honeyeater in heath and garden habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the White-cheeked Honeyeater
These birds belong to the honeyeater family, like the White-cheeked Honeyeater, so their calls can sound alike.
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Red Wattlebird Anthochaera carunculata
Harsh, coughing 'yak-a-yak' and raucous chacking.
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New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Busy, chittering twitter with sharp metallic notes.
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Singing Honeyeater Gavicalis virescens
Loud, rolling 'prrip-prrip' and rich warbles; a grey-brown honeyeater with a black eye-stripe.
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Brown Honeyeater Lichmera indistincta
A small, plain bird with a big voice: loud, quick, sweet runs of notes.
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Noisy Miner Manorina melanocephala
Sharp 'pwee' alarm pips and constant chatter in colonies.
Questions
Questions about the White-cheeked Honeyeater
What does the White-cheeked Honeyeater sound like?
Bright 'chip-chip' and a rising 'twee-ee-ip'; a big white cheek patch. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the White-cheeked Honeyeater?
Red Wattlebird, New Holland Honeyeater, Singing Honeyeater, Brown Honeyeater and Noisy Miner sound similar.
Where can I hear the White-cheeked Honeyeater?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of Western Australia course.
How can I learn the White-cheeked Honeyeater call?
In SongLark's Birds of Western Australia course, it comes in Level 3: Honeyeaters & Small Birds. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
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SongLark teaches the White-cheeked Honeyeater in its Birds of Western Australia course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of Western Australia, the White-cheeked Honeyeater comes in Level 3: Honeyeaters & Small Birds. That Level is about busy voices in the banksias.
Learn it with these birds in Level 3 of Birds of Western Australia
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Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
Warbling, tinkling song and thin 'tsee' contact calls.
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Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus
Insistent repeated 'pick-it-up' double or triple notes.
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Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus punctatus
Repeated, soft, far-carrying 'sleep-may-bee' whistle.
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House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Monotonous cheeping and chirping around buildings.
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Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
Twittering chattering warble; sharp 'seet' in flight.
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Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa
Thin, tinkling, ascending sequence of high notes.
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