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Cryptic Honeyeater

Meliphaga imitatrix (Mathews, GM 1912)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Marc Anderson 2018-08-26 Wooroonooran, Tablelands Regional, Queensland, Eacham (Australia) (750 m) song -

bird-seen:no

 435750
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Marc Anderson 2020-01-15 Julatten, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (460 m) call -

Typical 'plik' calls

bird-seen:yes

 527655
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Andrew Spencer 2015-12-31 McClean Bridge Road, Julatten, Queensland, Queensland (Australia) (400 m) call -

a few calls from a bird moving low through dense, viny growth in dense forest along a small river.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 328830
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Étienne Leroy 2025-10-29 Goldsborough, Cairns Regional, Queensland, Cairns - Pt B (Australia) (80 m) call - [sono] 1096183
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Peter Boesman 2025-11-05 Mount Lewis, Tablelands, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (? m) call - [also] [sono] 1066699
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Krzysztof Deoniziak 2015-08-15 Daintree National Park, Queensland, Queensland (Australia) (20 m) call -

habitat: rainforest

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 275405
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Marc Anderson 2020-01-21 Russell River NP, Queensland, Cairns - Pt B (Australia) (10 m) call -

bird-seen:no

 529053
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Meliphaga imitatrix Chris Chafer 2025-07-28 , Cairns (Australia)   -   639531135
macaulaylibrary.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Marc Anderson 2023-02-10 Mona Mona, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (460 m) call - [also] [sono] 816396
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Marc Anderson 2020-01-14 Julatten, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (460 m) call -

Typical 'plik' calls

bird-seen:no

 524711
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Marc Anderson 2013-11-21 Stewart Creek Valley, Queensland, Queensland (Australia) (20 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 172313
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Marc Anderson 2023-02-10 Mona Mona, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (460 m) call - [sono] 816397
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Marc Anderson 2020-01-14 Julatten, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (460 m) call -

bird-seen:no

 524709
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Peter Boesman 2025-11-05 Mount Lewis, Tablelands, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (? m) call - [sono] 1066703
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Phil Gregory 2013-06-20 Cassowary House, Kuranda, Queensland, Australia, Queensland (Australia) (360 m) call -

Calling repeatedly in dense mid-stratum.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 139078
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Marc Anderson 2017-01-19 Julatten, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Queensland (Australia) (440 m) call - [sono] 353060
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Peter Boesman 2025-11-05 Mount Lewis, Tablelands, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (? m) song and call - [sono] 1066702
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Eliot Miller 2011-12-05 Kingfisher Park, Julatten Atherton Tableland Qld, Queensland (Australia) (410 m) call (A) - Engine noise from adjacent field 105071
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Meliphaga imitatrix Susan Inglis 2025-01-25 , Cairns (Australia)   -   629621237
macaulaylibrary.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Marc Anderson 2018-08-26 Wooroonooran, Tablelands Regional, Queensland, Eacham (Australia) (750 m) call, song -

Song phrase along with a few typical 'plik' calls

 435749
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Andrew McCafferty 2024-10-18 Julatten, Mareeba Shire, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (420 m) call - [also] [sono] 983997
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Marc Anderson 2018-08-25 Wooroonooran, Tablelands Regional, Queensland, Eacham (Australia) (750 m) call -

bird-seen:no

 435650
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Peter Boesman 2025-11-06 Carr Rd, Julatten, Queensland, Mareeba (Australia) (? m) call - [sono] 1066706
xeno-canto.org
Cryptic Honeyeater - Microptilotis imitatrix Phil Gregory 2013-09-26 Kuranda, Queensland, Queensland (Australia) (360 m) alarm call -

The scolding alarm chatter and a couple of the 'plik' call notes, with Little Shrikethrush 'chuk' notes in the background and a Yellow-spotted Honeyeater call at the start

bird-seen:no

playback-used:no

 149706
xeno-canto.org
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