Yellow-faced Honeyeater

(Lichenostomus chrysops) “The yellow-faced honeyeater is a small to medium-sized bird in the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae. It takes its common and scientific names from the distinctive yellow stripes on the sides of its head. Its loud, clear call often begins twenty or thirty minutes before dawn.” – Wikipedia Back to…

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White-eared Honeyeater

(Lichenostomus leucotis) “The white-eared honeyeater is a medium-sized honeyeater found in Australia. It is a member of the family Meliphagidae which has 190 recognised species with about half of them found in Australia. This makes them members of the most diverse family of birds in Australia.” – Wikipedia Back to…

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New Holland Honeyeater

(Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) “The New Holland honeyeater is a honeyeater species found throughout southern Australia. It was among the first birds to be scientifically described in Australia, and was initially named Certhia novaehollandiae.” – Wikipedia Back to Birds of South Gippsland

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