Avibase: Melithreptus validirostris (Strong-billed Honeyeater)

Strong-billed Honeyeater

Melithreptus validirostris (Gould, J 1837)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Ramit Singal	2020-06-30	Sheffield, Kentish Council, Tasmania, Kentish (Australia) (340 m)	adult, call, sex uncertain - A bird that flew in and landed on a small gum near me, called once, and then took off again with short call notes. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	572508 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Marc Anderson	2014-11-20	South Bruny, Tasmania, Tasmania (Australia) (0 m)	call, song - [also] [sono]	204401 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Peter Boesman	2023-10-31	Waterfall Creek State Reserve, Bruny, Tasmania, Kingborough (Australia) (? m)	call - [sono]	859961 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Robert Hamilton	2025-06-30	, Kingborough (Australia)	-	638267350 macaulaylibrary.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Marc Anderson	2020-11-19	Lune River, Huon Valley Council, Tasmania, Huon Valley (Australia) (50 m)	song - bird-seen:no	673995 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Marc Anderson	2020-11-17	Ida Bay, Huon Valley Council, Tasmania, Huon Valley (Australia) (40 m)	call - bird-seen:yes	608833 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Ramit Singal	2020-06-30	Sheffield, Kentish Council, Tasmania, Kentish (Australia) (340 m)	adult, flight call, sex uncertain - Calls in flight by 3 birds bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	572509 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Andrew Spencer	2016-01-22	Sainty's Creek, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Tasmania (Australia) (10 m)	call - calls from a small group of birds moving high through tall eucalyptus forest along a creek, in response to playback. bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	328668 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Drew Davison	2023-04-14	Edgar Dam Campground, Southwest, Derwent Valley Council, Tasmania, Derwent Valley (Australia) (320 m)	call - [sono]	809291 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Marc Anderson	2020-11-17	Ida Bay, Huon Valley Council, Tasmania, Huon Valley (Australia) (40 m)	call - bird-seen:yes	608832 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Andrew Spencer	2016-01-22	Sainty's Creek, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Tasmania (Australia) (10 m)	call - calls from the same group as in XC328668. bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	328669 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Robert Hamilton	2025-07-02	, Kingborough (Australia)	-	638351118 macaulaylibrary.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Drew Davison	2023-04-14	Edgar Dam Campground, Southwest, Derwent Valley Council, Tasmania, Derwent Valley (Australia) (320 m)	call - [sono]	809292 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Frank Lambert	2015-11-01	Adventure Bay, Tasmania, Kingborough (Australia) (0 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	407760 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Ramit Singal	2020-07-02	Sheffield, Kentish Council, Tasmania, Kentish (Australia) (340 m)	call, life stage uncertain, sex uncertain - bird-seen:no playback-used:no	574540 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Ramit Singal	2020-07-24	Kimberleys Lookout Track, Kentish, Tasmania, Australia, Kentish (Australia)	- Songs, calls, and a strange call-type (possibly Grey Butcherbird mimicry? See 3:02, 3:48, 4:03, 4:35, 4:57) from a single bird feeding about 4-5m high on a eucalypt. My best recording of this species yet. 2 cuts. 1st cut a bit better than the 2nd, as the bird was closer. Recorded at 0922 hrs.	251189411 macaulaylibrary.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Frank Lambert	2015-11-01	Dynnyrne, Hobart City Council, Tasmania, Hobart (Australia) (190 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	407807 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Marc Anderson	2020-11-19	Lune River, Huon Valley Council, Tasmania, Huon Valley (Australia) (50 m)	call, song - bird-seen:no	673996 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Robert Hamilton	2025-08-14	, Huon Valley (Australia)	-	640263005 macaulaylibrary.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Ramit Singal	2020-06-27	Moina, Kentish Council, Tasmania, Kentish (Australia) (650 m)	life stage uncertain, sex uncertain, song - About 10 bird foraging in the canopy bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	571960 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Marc Anderson	2020-11-19	Lune River, Huon Valley Council, Tasmania, Huon Valley (Australia) (50 m)	call, song - bird-seen:no	673997 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Ramit Singal	2019-10-03	Latrobe, Latrobe Council, Tasmania, Latrobe - Pt B (Australia) (10 m)	call - Also sounds of it ripping eucalypt bark bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	500573 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Frank Lambert	2015-11-01	Adventure Bay, Tasmania, Kingborough (Australia) (0 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	407759 xeno-canto.org
Strong-billed Honeyeater - Melithreptus validirostris	Peter Boesman	2023-10-31	Waterfall Creek State Reserve, Bruny, Tasmania, Kingborough (Australia) (? m)	call - [sono]	859962 xeno-canto.org

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