White Plumed Honeyeater
Creekbed, Balcanoona.
Though not a large honeyeater, the White-plumed Honeyeater is a particularly aggressive bird. They defend their territories quite fiercely, sometimes co-operating in groups to mob interlopers much larger than themselves to drive them away, and have been recorded attacking birds as large as Laughing Kookaburras and Australian Magpies, and as small as Spotted Pardalotes and Mistletoebirds. Mobbing is often accompanied by their characteristic alarm call, and White-plumed Honeyeaters are often the first birds to raise the alarm about the approach of a raptor or other potential predators.
Birdlife Australia
White Plumed Honeyeater
Creekbed, Balcanoona.
Though not a large honeyeater, the White-plumed Honeyeater is a particularly aggressive bird. They defend their territories quite fiercely, sometimes co-operating in groups to mob interlopers much larger than themselves to drive them away, and have been recorded attacking birds as large as Laughing Kookaburras and Australian Magpies, and as small as Spotted Pardalotes and Mistletoebirds. Mobbing is often accompanied by their characteristic alarm call, and White-plumed Honeyeaters are often the first birds to raise the alarm about the approach of a raptor or other potential predators.
Birdlife Australia