Yellow-faced honeyeater

The Yellow-faced Honeyeater inhabits the east coast of Australia from northern Queensland to the coast of South Australia. Its primary habitat is open forests and woodlands but it is also found in parks in urban areas. It will also inhabit rainforests and mangrove forests. Across its range it occurs from sea level to the subalpine zone.

The Yellow-faced honeyeater is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

When migrating, the Yellow-faced Honeyeater can be seen in large flocks, with several thousand birds passing every hour in some places. More

The Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Lichenostomus chrysops) is a mid-sized bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae found on the east coast of Australia from northern Queensland to the coast of South Australia. As its name suggests, it has a distinctive yellow stripe on each side of its face, between two black stripes and a blue eye. It feeds on nectar, particularly of Eucalyptus and Banksia, seeds, fruits and insects and mainly forages in the foliage of trees. More

The Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Lichenostomus chrysops, is a mid-sized bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It is sometimes known as the Yellow-gaped Honeyeater. It is closely related to, and forms a superspecies with, the Varied Honeyeater and the Mangrove Honeyeater. Three subspecies are tentatively accepted. The species is partly migratory, with southern birds moving north in the austral winter. The Yellow-faced Honeyeater inhabits the east coast of Australia from northern Queensland to the coast of South Australia. More

Yellow-faced Honeyeater landed very close to us; I was actually shooting the White Faced Heron Previous Post when my wife drew my attention to it sitting on the barbed wire fence right in front of us. This is a medium to small, plainly coloured honeyeater with a slightly down-curved bill. It is dark grey-brown above, with some brown streaking on the head, and paler below with lighter streaks. It has a distinctive, broad yellow face-stripe, bordered with black. More

The Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus chrysops can be found at the east coast of Australia. Description: This honeyeater has a yellow stripe on its face, between two black stripes, and a blue eye. Yellow-faced Honeyeaters - Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! Please click here for info The Avianweb strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. More

Mostly Yellow-faced Honeyeaters, mixed with smaller numbers of White-naped Honeyeaters (the proportion of White-naped starts out very small and increases during the season with the greatest numbers in May). There are also varying numbers of Silvereyes, as well as flocks of Spotted and Striated Pardalotes, Red Wattlebirds, Noisy Friarbirds, and occasionally Fuscous Honeyeaters, Mistletoebirds, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes, and Scarlet and Crescent Honeyeaters. More

Frontal view of a Yellow-faced Honeyeater (click on image for larger version) View from behind of a Yellow-faced Honeyeater (click on image for larger version) Yellow-faced Honeyeater feeding on a Bottlebrush flower (click on image for larger version) Yellow-faced Honeyeater sitting in a Bottlebrush tree (click on image for larger version) Yellow-faced Honeyeater feeding on a Bottlebrush flower (click on More

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The Yellow-faced Honeyeater is an active small bird and spends much of its time in foliage and delving into flowers. It is usually seen singly or in pairs. In autumn and winter the species is said to migrate in large flocks. We have not observed flocks at Yallaroo. The Yellow-faced Honeyeater occurs along Australia’s east coast extending from north Queensland into South Australia. More

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Original source: Arthur Chapman
Author: Arthur Chapman
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Order : Passeriformes
Family : Meliphagidae
Genus : Lichenostomus
Species : chrysops
Authority : (Latham, 1801)