About the Black-chinned Honeyeater
The black-chinned honeyeater is a species of passerine bird in the family Meliphagidae. It is endemic to Australia. Two subspecies are recognised. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests.
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A mid-sized honeyeater ranging from 14 to 16 cm (5.6–6.4 in) in length, it is olive-brown above and buff below, with a black head, nape and throat, with a bluish patch of bare skin over the eye and a white crescent-shaped patch on the nape. The legs and feet are orange. Juveniles have an all-over browner plumage. It makes a scratchy creep-creep-creep call, as well as a more musical one.
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Where the Black-chinned Honeyeater lives
When to see the Black-chinned Honeyeater
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Black-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus affinisA mid-sized honeyeater, it is olive-green above and white below, with a wholly black head that lacks the white nape of its relatives.
Gilbert's HoneyeaterMelithreptus chloropsisA mid-sized honeyeater, Gilbert's honeyeater has olive-green upperparts and white underparts to the undertail.
Strong-billed HoneyeaterMelithreptus validirostrisA mid-sized honeyeater at 16.5–17.5 cm (6.5–7 in) in length, it is olive-brown above and pale grey-brown below, with a black head, nape and throat, a pale blue to off-white patch over the eye, and a white crescent on the nape.
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