Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Nesoptilotis leucotis (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously listed as Lichenostomus leucotis.
Taxonomic source(s)
Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
medium |
Land-mass type |
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Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as moderately common (Morcombe 2000). This population is suspected to be in decline owing to habitat destruction (Higgins et al. 2001) which may be ongoing.
Trend justification: This population is suspected to be in decline owing to habitat destruction (Higgins et al. 2001) which may be ongoing.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: White-eared Honeyeater Nesoptilotis leucotis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-eared-honeyeater-nesoptilotis-leucotis on 25/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 25/11/2024.