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.Photo credit:
Fir0002
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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.Photo credit:
Fir0002
|
| This picture of the day has been featured on Portal:Birds. |