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Smallish honeyeater with a curved black bill.
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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Grayish overall, with yellowish panels in the wings and tail, and a dark smudge around the eye. Also note bright yellow speckle behind the eye if seen well. In areas of overlap, juvenile Brown Honeyeaters are regularly confused with Dusky Honeyeaters (which are a darker sooty-brown and lack the yellow wing panel). Found in a wide variety of habitats, including mangroves, forests, parks/gardens, and arid inland areas.
Social and noisy, moving in active flocks. Very vocal with a wide variety of chattering calls.
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