About Bolemoreus frenatus (E.P.Ramsay, 1874)
Bolemoreus frenatus, commonly known as the bridled honeyeater, is a medium to large dusky honeyeater. It has a white gape, a bicoloured bill, and a blue eye, marked by a yellow line below the eye and a white line behind it. It also has a yellow ear tuft and a large white-grey patch on the side of the neck. This species lives in upland rainforest and wet eucalypt forest above 300 metres altitude in the Atherton region of north-east Queensland, Australia. Its range stretches from the Bloomfield-Mt Amos area south to Mt Spec. Some individuals move to lower altitudes during winter. The bridled honeyeater’s population is considered stable, with no identified threats or recorded population declines. While the total population has not been quantified, the species is considered common in parts of its range. When trees are fruiting or flowering, bridled honeyeaters may gather in large, quarrelsome flocks; outside of these times, they are solitary and elusive.
