Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHORDATA
Class
AVES
Family
MELIPHAGIDAE
Genus
Caligavis
Species
chrysops
Has fauna
True
Mapping

Common Name
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Alternate name
Is historical
False
QLD
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
Moderately common in eucalypt forest.
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
False
Qld Census
False
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Common
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Common in open sclerophyll forests and woodlands. Usually in forests dominated by eucalypts
Known location
Helensvale, Hinze Dam, Mudgeeraba, Ernest, Advancetown, Pine Ridge CP, Numinbah Valley, Oxenford, Ta
Other locality
Moderately common in eucalypt forest during winter; migrates south in summer.
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
True
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Eucalypt forest.
Specific ecology
Habitat
Habitat comment
Migrates to southern Australia during summer.
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
True
Migration notes
yMigrates to southern Australia during su
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Description
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Citations