White-plumed honeyeater
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| At Sundown National Park, Queensland, Australia | |
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L. penicillatus
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| Lichenostomus penicillatus (Gould, 1837)
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The white-plumed honeyeater (Lichenostomus penicillatus) is a bird native to Australia. It is yellow above and paler beneath, with a black and white line on the sides of its neck. The white neck band of a white-plumed honeyeater is its most prominent feature, the rest of the feathers being shades of green and buff. Juveniles have a pinkish orange beak that darkens to black in adults. Honeyeaters feed on nectar and insects and their nest is a small cup nest in a tree. The size of an average white-plumed honeyeater is approximately 19 cm.
White-plumed honeyeaters are common around water and are often seen in backyards and suburbs with vegetation cover.[2]
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Lichenostomus penicillatus nest from side.JPG
The cup nest
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Lichenostomus penicillatus nest with 2 eggs.JPG
Nest with two eggs
References
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- ↑ http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Lichenostomus-penicillatus
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