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Small honeyeater with wide yellow wing patch.
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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
Adult males mostly gray with a clear black crescent on each side of the breast. Females are primarily brown and have much fainter crescents; juveniles lack them. Both juveniles and females have much duller yellow wing patches than the adult male. Tends to move down from high altitudes in colder months. Common in Tasmania but also found in southern mainland Australia.
Typically inhabits wet forests, often at higher elevations.
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