May 26, 2020
Gregarious, aggressive bird Brisbane’s most common honeyeater, a mostly grey medium-sized bird with yellow beak and yellow skin behind the eye. Black crown. Melanocephala means black head. Calls more or less constantly. A gregarious, aggressive bird, will...
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May 25, 2020
Not afraid of humans Medium-sized bird with a large white patch on its cheek, a brown eye, and a yellow panel on its wing. Has a long, sturdy bill that curves downwards. Found in moist heath lands, wetlands and in forests along the eastern coast. Feeds mainly amongst...
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May 25, 2020
Machine gun-like call Medium-sized honeyeater in rainforest and fringing growth on east coast and ranges between McIlwraith Range in Queensland and Melbourne. Upper parts plain to dark olive green. Has a pale yellow gape and crescent patch over the ear. It is also...
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May 25, 2020
Doesn’t eat much honey Large bird with black head and neck, striking turquoise blue patches around yellow eyes. White underbelly, golden olive-green wings, tail and back. Beak blue becoming grey at the tip. Found in northern and eastern mainland Australia, in...
