Yellow-tufted Honeyeater : right leg up . . .
The yellow-tufted honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) is a passerine bird found in the south-east ranges of Australia from south-east Queensland through eastern New South Wales and across Victoria into the tip of Southeastern South Australia. A predominantly black and yellow honeyeater, it is split into three subspecies:- 1) L. m. gippslandicus, Gippsland yellow-tufted honeyeater, 2) L. m. melanops, Sydney yellow-tufted honeyeater and 3) L. m. meltoni, inland yellow-tufted honeyeater, smaller and duller in plumage with a smaller tuft.
It is 17–23 cm long, with females usually smaller, and has a bright yellow forehead, crown and throat, a black mask and a yellow ear and forehead tuft. The back is olive-green and underparts more olive-yellow.
Yellow-tufted Honeyeater : right leg up . . .
The yellow-tufted honeyeater (Lichenostomus melanops) is a passerine bird found in the south-east ranges of Australia from south-east Queensland through eastern New South Wales and across Victoria into the tip of Southeastern South Australia. A predominantly black and yellow honeyeater, it is split into three subspecies:- 1) L. m. gippslandicus, Gippsland yellow-tufted honeyeater, 2) L. m. melanops, Sydney yellow-tufted honeyeater and 3) L. m. meltoni, inland yellow-tufted honeyeater, smaller and duller in plumage with a smaller tuft.
It is 17–23 cm long, with females usually smaller, and has a bright yellow forehead, crown and throat, a black mask and a yellow ear and forehead tuft. The back is olive-green and underparts more olive-yellow.