New Holland Honeyeater July 19, 2010
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New Holland Honeyeater
Scientific name: Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Family: Meliphagidae
Order: Passeriformes
Description: The New Holland Honeyeater is mostly black and white, with a large yellow wing patch and yellow sides on the tail. It has a small white ear patch, a thin white whisker at the base of the bill and a white eye. This honeyeater is an active bird, and rarely sits still long enough to give an extended view. Sexes are similar in looks, but females are slightly smaller in size. Young birds are browner and have a grey eye.
From mitconphotographics.com and birdsinbackyards.net
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