White-plumed Honeyeater

Ptilotula penicillata

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Meliphagidae
Genus
Ptilotula
eBird Code
whphon1

Subspecies (4)

  • Ptilotula penicillata calconi

    northwestern Australia (southern Kimberley region eastward to upper Victoria River, Northern Territory)

  • Ptilotula penicillata carteri

    west-central Australia (west-central coast to southwestern Northern Territory)

  • Ptilotula penicillata leilavalensis

    east-central Australia (southern Northern Territory, southwestern Queensland, northwestern New South Wales, and northeastern South Australia)

  • Ptilotula penicillata penicillata

    southeastern Australia (central Queensland to Mount Lofty Range, South Australia)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.